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![Frøland power station and lake Frøland.](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/sam_4.jpg?itok=7O9c4Igu)
Frøland
Much rain, a steep drop and nearness to Bergen meant that the power-making potential of the Samnanger water system was exploited early. Samnanger was thus one of the first power-producing municipalities in western Norway. With its subsequent expansion and new power stations, about 400 gigawatts of electricity per hour were produced on average each year. This is enough to meet the energy needs of 25,000 households.
![The combination building at Nordvik.](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/kvh_250-2.jpg?itok=CxcVlWaV)
![Bordalsgjelet](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/voss_33.jpg?itok=xPd4kUeG)
Bordalsgjelet
Deep down between the stone polished phyllite bedrock in Bordalsgjelet canyon, there is a cascading river. In close cooperation with hard polishing stones, the water has carved into the bedrock for thousands of years - and is still doing so today.
![Bømoen toward the north.](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/voss_52.jpg?itok=mV3IWyRp)
![The Sivle farm, Voss](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/kvh_355-3.jpg?itok=4Dt5dDfO)
![Byrkjehaugen, Voss](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/kvh_344-2.jpg?itok=aHQ6m2N7)
Byrkjehaugen
On the farm Bø, close to the highway between Bulken and Voss lies Byrkjehaugen, one of the largest burial mounds in West Norway. Originally it was around 50m across and 5m high, but following the excavation in 1908 and chipping off by both railway and road construction, the cross-section has shrunk to 37m and the height to 4m. All the same, it is an impressive burial monument for the passing traveller to see.
![Slopes above the Kårdal boarding house](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/voss_22.jpg?itok=Fvt_DoMF)
![The home of Sjur Bygd](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/190/kvh_352_bygd_150.jpg?itok=DhtZ1mRe)
![Yellow rattle](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/voss_28.jpg?itok=H9a_p4ob)
Ulvund
One of the oldest farms in Myrkdalen, Ulvund, is recognized as one of 14 areas in Hordaland having an especially valuable cultural landscape. The dirt road runs along a steep slope down toward Lake Myrkdalsvatnet. The flattest field, which today is harvested for silage, used to be an old grain field, while the slopes were old hayfields.