. The New England magazine. fallargely upon the state, but the taxa-ion is cheerfully met for the ultimate general good. The roads often crossthemselves, and as the summit isneared one can look back upon tierafter tier of his upward path. Espe-cially is this the case at Stallheim. TheNaerodal lies shut in by lofty moun-tains and cliffs 2,000 feet high, overwhich fall the most exquisitely lacyeffects of water. To the left rises themagnificent gray feldspar cone ofJordalsnut 3,600 feet, and to the rightKaldafyeld 4,265 feet. Quite unlike this tacking drive isthat through Romsdal, the dale of the
. The New England magazine. fallargely upon the state, but the taxa-ion is cheerfully met for the ultimate general good. The roads often crossthemselves, and as the summit isneared one can look back upon tierafter tier of his upward path. Espe-cially is this the case at Stallheim. TheNaerodal lies shut in by lofty moun-tains and cliffs 2,000 feet high, overwhich fall the most exquisitely lacyeffects of water. To the left rises themagnificent gray feldspar cone ofJordalsnut 3,600 feet, and to the rightKaldafyeld 4,265 feet. Quite unlike this tacking drive isthat through Romsdal, the dale of theriver Rauma, inasmuch as this latteris on the floor of the valley,—morelike that along the Merced in the Yo-semite, for instance. The great thumbof the Romsdalshorn pierces the sky5,000 feet above the road. Its sheersides show marks of grinding ice, andthe seams and scars of thousands ofyears of snow and frost; but it is mostbeautifully softened by numberlesswaterfalls, weeping their fleecy films 23* A CHAPTER OF HAY MUST BE DRIED ON FEN< from ledge to ledge, from crag tocrag. Patches of vivid green lurk insunny corners, sheets of bluest hare-bells nod on the shrinking edges ofsnowdrifts, white, purple and yellowpansies lift pencilled eyebrows fromcrowds of droll little S tie f mutter chenfaces. A specially lustrous foliagequivers on birchen stems, the wholepicture being bathed in the clearestof translucent atmospheres. It is de-lightful thus to bowl along seated inthe quaint cariole or stollkyarre, drawnby stout little ponies. At the end of the drive there isusually clean and comfortable provi-sion for the inner man. Some of thehostelries have waitresses dressed inthe costume of the district. Thecolors are bright, and waists andchemisettes spangled with gay silver chains and ear ornamentsare also very dressy and cottages are small and rude butinvariably clean. They are mostlythatched with sods on which grass isgrowing and upon which agai
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