The city of Geiranger lends its name to the fjord of the same name. This village dominates the head of the fjord, where a narrow and very long valley begins. Geiranger’s main industries are tourism, salmon and cod fishing. Geologists have likened the Geirangerfjord to the nave of a Gothic cathedral. From the village we drove to the snowy Dalsnibba mountain overlooking the Djupvatnet Lake. We also visited Norway's and Europe's deepest lake, Hornindalsvatnet, which is officially measured to a depth of 1,686 feet. The Styrn valley was very beautiful with the large tracts of untamed land. The scenery really reminded me of parts of the US having a ‘wild’ feel remaining to the landscape that you don’t see in mainland Europe. Another beautiful lake was the Oppstrynsvatn which has the Jostendal Glacier National Park Center. The glaciers Briksdalsbreen and Jostedalsbreen are located to the southwest of this visitor's center. Then we visited Lake Hornindal which is considered the deepest lake in Northern Europe. Near the lake is the Hornindal stone bridge built without any mortar in 1810. Our final stop was Hellesylt that is at the head of the Sunnylvsfjorden. The ship dropped us off in Geiranger, but then we were picked up in Hellesylt. It was very cool to see the ship come into the port through the mouth of the fjord.
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