Ellidaardalur Traditional Geocache
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It is said that the earth's circle which the human race inhabits
is torn across into many bights, so that great seas run into the
land from the out-ocean.
Ellidaardalur (Elliðaárdalur) is a hiking area in the
east part of Reykjavik.
The cache is a glass jar, covered with stones.
Ellidaar (Elliðaár or Ellida river) is sometimes
called "the Pearl of Reykjavik", one of the world's cleanest salmon
river flowing through a capital city. Each year the salmon season
opens with the Mayor of Reykjavik catching the first salmon in
Ellidaar, which has proven itself a fine salmon river, rarely
yielding fewer than 1100 fish on 4 to 6 rods per day per 90-day
season.
Ellidaar Power Plant on the outskirts of the city was harnessed to
provide electricity for Reykjavik in 1921. The distribution system
was enlarged to keep pace with the rapid increase in the population
of the capital during the 1920's and soon the Ellida station
couldn't cope with the demand. In 1933 the municipality acquired
exclusive rights to harness River Sog, but during the construction
of the Ljosafoss power station, the capital expanded constantly and
the electric consumption rose steadily. A reserve steam power
station, powered with coal and oil, was built on the Ellida river
(Ellidavatn) in 1948.
In 1990 Reykjavík Energy opened the Municipal Energy Museum
on Rafstodvarvegur (Power Station Road) in the Ellidaar Valley
opposite to the Ellidaar Power Station, dating from 1921. The
museum's main goal is to depict the history of the electrification
of the capital, folk history and technical development in
Iceland.
As a nature preservation area, Ellidaar valley is a popular
recreational area for hiking, horseback riding and other activities
with its prolific wild life and vegetation. Nearby is the open air
museum Arbaejarsafn, Reykjavik Museum, with its old farmhouses and
other buildings from the city center. (Source: Reykjavik
Energy)
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