Halsa Viewpoint Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 5/5/2013
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is a fairly difficult cache located near a popular trail for locals here at "Vågland". Storvatnet (lake) nearby offers trout fishing. The view from this area is quite good. Towards the north-west is the Tustna island. In the opposite directions you can see Surnadal mountains. At the foot of the nountain that you are on, you can see the beatiful Skålvik fjord (Skålvikfjorden). Bring your own pen.

NORWEGIAN:


På kommunehuset eller en del butikker kan du kjøpe turkart. Denne cachen ligger langs "Gammelvegen Vågland - Storvatnet"-løypa. Bare noen få titalls meter fra telekommunikasjonsmasta som står her oppe på høyden. Utsikten herfra er fin. En kan se Tustnastabbene, Surnadal og den vakre Skålvikfjorden. Liabø, senteret du der nedenfor åsen du står på, er administrasjonssenteret i Halsa kommune. Her er det kommunehus, bibliotek, barne- og ungdomsskole, byggvare, butikk, legekontor o.s.v. Liabø/Vågland er ofte omtalt om hverandre. Vågland var det første tettstedet i dette området, men Liabø har vokst frem som et administrasjonssenter etter kommunesammenslåingen mellom Halsa og Valsøyfjord kommuner i 1965.


Halsa viewpoint

ENGLISH:


You can get a hiker's map at the "kommunehus" or at the local grocery store. This cache is located near the "Gammelvegen Vågland - Storvatnet" trail. The settlement you can see from the cache is called "Liabø". It is the administrative centre of Halsa municipality. This is where the municipality's school, library, GP offices and so on, is located.

Halsa

Halsa has it's pluses and minuses. Great nature. Beautiful scenery. Excellent hiking possibilities. Easy access to the main road along the Western coast (E39). Still, population is declining. Urbanization has hit Halsa harder than many other municipalities, even though people leaving for the cities is a problem in many rural areas in Norway.

Different areas of Halsa have very different identities. Valsøyfjord is an old industrial area and used to be the largest industrial centre in Møre & Romsdal county. Here, people from all over the world used to come to find work. The labour movement was very strong. Traditional boat building still stands strong here.
The other side of the Municipality (Halsa and Halsanaustan) was more proned to farming the land, land ownership and running timber industries. The labour movement was, therefore, not very strong here. One can still sense "remains" of that difference today.

Halsa is not spectacular at first glance (besides the scenery), but it is a very "honest" piece of rural Norway. And, as with most things, once you get to know the place, it actually is quite spectacular and has a very interesting history.

I therefore found making a kind of Halsa themed series was a fun cache project. There are/will be caches with short snippets of local history all over the municipality. At least one for each "grend" (village) and noticable site. If you are new to Norway, this example of a typical Norwegian municipality, everyday rural life and varied scenery, could make for an interesting experience and sightseeing.

Halsa has 1595 inhabitants and 300 sq. km. land mass, whereof 8 sq. km. is water. Halsa is also known for being the place where the world famous Killer whale "Keiko" swam to and stayed until he died some years ago.

The "Halsa" chapter in every cache decription will be identical.

This is a small micro, though the installation is slightly bigger.

FTF: pjacklam

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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