CHAPTER XXII.. Guldbrandsdal and the Dovre Fjeld.

GULDBRANDSDAL AND THE DOVRE FJELD.

Lillehammer--A Sabbath Morning--A Picture of Dahi--Guldbrandsdal --Annoyances of Norwegian Travel--The Lougen River--Cataracts--The Station at Viik--Sinclair's Defeat--Pass of the Rusten--The Upper Valley--Scenery of the Dovre Fjeld--Solitude of the Mountains-- Jerkin--Summit of the Fjeld--Nature in the North--Defile of the Driv--A Silent Country--Valley of the Orkla--Park Scenery--A Cunning Hostess--Solidity of Norwegian Women. 254