You've noticed that I've been complaining about the slow retreat of winter here in Østfold. Well, this weekend we went to Folldal, the comunity where husband grew up to visit in-laws living there. Folldal was once a mining comunity. The mine is now closed and provides the main tourist attraction. The nearby peaks of Rondane are the other reason why people seek out this place. Folldal is about 800 m (2600') above sea level and a 5 hour drive north of our home in Østfold. The days are already noticibly longer than here. The sun didn't set until about 8 pm. However snow was still lying thickly everywhere. The temperature does not rise above freezing even when the sun is blazing out of blue skies, and on saturday we had several snow flurries.
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Father-in-law's house.
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Walking Lucy in a snow flurry.
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Statue of a miner.
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| Folldal Mine |
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| Rondane |
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