Catching the train to Oslo
May 26, 2026 by TheCuriousCyclist Filed under Curious Tagged with norway26

Scary warning. Am I going to have to backtrack 15 miles and 800 feet?

A bit overgrown, but good so far…

Okay, that’s worrisome, but not an actual problem. Easily bypassed.

Hey, the weather is clearing! Time to remove a layer or two.

Not the name I would have chosen for a shop. But oh well.

It was raining and the ground was all wet about 15 minutes ago.

Okay, I know unfamiliar places are bound to have strange names. But "Smedsmo" takes the cake.

You think you’re supposed to be out here? What a bunch of bull.

"Steinarbeideren", a tribute to miners.


Tiny game store in the back of a pub. Nice.

Pillarguri, a famous figure from the Battle of Kringen ("the Scottish battle") just south of Otta in Sel municipality in Gudbrandsdalen in 1612. Her task was to give the signal when the Norwegian peasant army could start the attack, by standing on a hill and blowing a horn.








