Steindalsfossen

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5.25.15 ~ Steine, Hordaland, Norway

Fossen means waterfall in Norwegian. The attraction at Steindalsfossen is that one can walk under the waterfall, which was an amazing experience for me. I’m told this is one of the most visited tourist sites in Norway. The souvenir shop (above) was near the bottom of the waterfall, where the path started which led up to the waterfall.

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a troll welcomes us
5.25.15 ~ Steine, Hordaland, Norway

Located in the village of Stein, along Hardangerfjord, we visited when melting snow made Steindalsfossen extra full of rushing water. The waterfall is 151′ (46m) high. We were impressed!

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5.25.15 ~ Steine, Hordaland, Norway
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along the path we saw plenty of sheep and lambs
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5.25.15 ~ Steine, Hordaland, Norway
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about halfway up, looking down
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5.25.15 ~ Steine, Hordaland, Norway
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yours truly, trying to give some perspective
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me again, under the waterfall
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Dan & Fran ~ 5.25.15 ~ Steine, Hordaland, Norway
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Fran – it was a great place for contemplation
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looking back down ~ 5.25.15 ~ Steine, Hordaland, Norway
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5.25.15 ~ Steine, Hordaland, Norway

There was a platform at the top of the path, beyond the walk under the waterfall. From there the souvenir shop below and nearby village of Stein could be viewed.

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5.25.15 ~ Steine, Hordaland, Norway

We felt pretty lucky on this trip. We kept arriving places when almost no one else was there, and then as we were leaving, a tour bus (or cruise ship as happened in Flåm) would show up with loads of tourists. As we went back down the path we encountered a big group of people from that tour bus you can see down there in the parking lot. We were grateful we had Steindalsfossen to ourselves as long as we did.

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5.25.15 ~ Steine, Hordaland, Norway