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Raundalen

Raundalen

19.06.2018 - 17:48

Thousands of years ago - when the climate was warmer than today - there was probably a lot of moose in Hordaland. We know this from finds of bone from Stone Age settlements. In modern times moose have been almost completely absent from western Norway, until this "King of the Forest" began its come-back, about fifty years ago.

Rekvesøyane

Rekvesøyane

29.03.2018 - 11:53

The sediment that was deposited from the river Dyrvo has created the fan-shaped delta Rekvesøyane. The bit of land farthest out toward the water gets periodically flooded, especially during snow melt and after periods of much rain.

Wild reindeer in the mountains on the west side of Vikafjells Road, near the county border.

Vikafjellet

31.03.2018 - 19:13

The largest reindeer herd in Hordaland - outside of Hardangervidda - lives in the mountainous area between Voss/Vaksdal and Sognefjorden.

This is what the northernmost part of the fishing village might have looked like in Viking times

Hjartøy

19.05.2018 - 19:53

Kråmyrane (Svein Nord)

Kråmyrane

06.03.2019 - 18:15

Myravatnet, Eikelund skole oppe til høyre. (Svein Nord)

Rambjøra

06.03.2019 - 18:35

In Sanddalen and Helldalsåsen the building of houses has increased dramatically. Where there eariery was grazing land, hundreds of families now live. Not far away, lies Rambjøra as an oasis in the built up area.

This little mountain in the picture sticks up because the layers are tilted on their sides.

Toftøyna

27.03.2019 - 15:07

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