Gudvangen, Norway, 1869

It's wild that 14.000 people saw my previous post. We come from humble beginnings and harsh winters, which roots us in hard work, cooperation, and love for our people. Thank you for sharing in it. Hornindalsvatnet, Norway, 1870

Trolltindan, The Troll-peaks, Norway, 1870

Norangsdalen, Norway, 1871

Happy 4th of July to The USA! In Norway our name for The Statue of Liberty is "Frihetsgudinnen" - The Goddess of Freedom. Image from 1937.

Getting ready Norway 1871

Telemark, Norway, 1871

Drinking with a bunch of farmer-boys. Life doesn't get better than this!

Here we call rocks such as these "kampestein" - "battle rocks". Said to have been thrown by trolls doing battle with each other. Tokheim, Norway, 1871

"The marsh by the sunny lake" Theodor Kittelsen ~1896

My dad drew this as a gift to my grandmother, decades ago. Always loved it since I was a young boy. I got a lot of my fathers passion from simply studying this drawing. ~1987