We are here at the Herdalsetra Farm, near Geirangerfjord, Norway, the last operating mountain farm in Norway, which is also a National Heritage Site. To learn about Geirangerfjord and the history of the farm look at my previous posts. You will see what all it takes to get to this place and how the folks lived and worked here……………We are very far from the modern world out here………and I love it! So, let’s look at some of the barns, shelters, and goat pens on the Herdalsetra Farm! Some of the shelters were the log cabin type….

Our mountain view! Some of the shelters were made from timbered wood……

They were in all forms of painted or not……..

All had the sod roofs for warmth……..

Some had wood stoves too……or a fireplace…….

Some were connected to each other……….

Some of the doors had a door within a door……

They all blended well into the landscape…….

A closer look at the sod roof!

Most of the shelters had a bench made from a tree, to sit on outside………..

The shelters came in all shapes and sizes……..

and don’t throw away anything! You will eventually need it for something!

Some shelters had little porches……..

all had a view……..

Some doors were shorter than others…….they were the shelters where the cheeses were made……..

and some looked newer than others…….the farm has been here for over 300 years.

Let’s go inside one of the newer shelters. Yes, you can come here to stay on the farm……and learn to make goat cheeses and help with the goats, which are brought here to pasture from early June until late August. That would be quite the adventure! The nearest town is not that near and it had about 10 houses, a general store and a church, that offered services once a month. I didn’t see any power or electric lines here either……….

So come on in!

Everything in it’s place and a place for everything you need! A sitting room combo bedroom……..

with a wood stove………

Things to do in your spare time……..in the summer months it would be light outside almost 24 hours a day……   You could embroider or read when not tending to the goats…..you see, only the young girls of the village brought the goats up here in summer to pasture and stayed to take care of them……Kind of a girls summer out…………

They definitely believed in witches and spirits……..I have posted about that in previous posts too and more about them to come……….

and in another one the newer shelters, made after 1960, when the gravel road was put in to get here………we have a more modern kitchen…….

and more beds in this one too……..

I imagine the girls did a lot of knitting to get ready for the winter months back in the village……..

It is so beautiful here and the air is so fresh……….

Here is the only shelter that was completely made of stone, it was used for the goats only.

Now, for us visitors they offered a separate water closet………

Wash your hands at the pump on your way out and don’t fall in the creek!

I hope you enjoyed our Doorscursion today from remote Norway! See you soon in another spot of the world!

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