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Avalanche - landslide accident at Kalvanes in Odda in January, 1993.

Kalvanes

19.05.2018 - 13:17

On the 17th of January, 1993, the area between the towns of Odda and Eitrheimsneset were struck by a giant avalanche. One person was killed, and there was a lot of material damage.

The mighty scree by Langeland Farm

Teigdalen

19.06.2018 - 17:53

It is not surprising that there are several folk tales connected to the large and unusual scree deposit that is found at Langeland, uppermost in Teigdalen. It is said that folk have been taken into the mountains by these stone blocks and have come back and told about how the wood nymphs live. It is also said that packs of thieves hid here in the old days, both themselves and the treasures they had stolen.

Bordalsgjelet

Bordalsgjelet

13.01.2019 - 13:52

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.

Bømoen

12.01.2019 - 16:32

Pump house for the Vossevangen water works.

Vossavangen

24.01.2019 - 14:18

Voss Spruce Toward Istad

Vossagran

06.05.2019 - 11:18

How did the spruce tree get to Voss? Did the seed or small spruce plants get help from people, for example, to make it here unscathed? Nobody knows.

Grunnosen

Grunnosen

31.03.2018 - 17:07

Os station

Os station

16.06.2018 - 16:01

Raudlia

Raudlia

15.05.2018 - 13:39

Hetlefloten i Os

Os valley

06.12.2018 - 12:38

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