This past Monday, Diana and I went on another date where hiked to the wetop of Kolsåstoppen, a beautiful mountain about 15 minutes away from our house by bus, which gave us beautiful views of all of Bærum (our commune/county), and Oslo.
Here are some photos from our trip:
We thought it was neat that this hike (or at least the sign) is sponsored by Kvikk Lunch, the Norwegian Kit Kat.
This was also our first chance to test our the hiking poles I got for a Christmas present—they make such a difference, but I also felt deeply inadequate as 70 year old Norwegians in tennis shoes just seemed to dance by us in the steeper sections of the hike.
Our apartment is generally in this direction. You can see the Oslofjord in the background, too.
Here’s a beautiful mountain lake we came to on the hike. It’s hard to tell from the photos, but the water was crystal clear.
Another view of the lake, with Nodre Kolsas in the background.
Closer to the top of of Søndre Kolsas.
Our view for lunch.
A Hytta along on the trip back. This one serves waffles on Sundays. Too bad we were climbing on a Monday.
A really cool mushroom we saw along the trail.
There were a number of electric fence crossings near the end of the trail, but at each point, with these little step ladders to help facilitate the crossing.
And today, our DNT cabin key arrived. I’m still pretty amazed that if you pay about 100 kroner, the DNT will send you a key that will open any of the hundreds of cabins all across Norway, and trust you to just leave money for any food you eat (in the cabins that are stocked with food) or to pay when you spend the night.
A Year in Norway 