Aursjøvegen
This is a beautiful, but demanding car trip along the Aursjø mountain road. The road is mainly a single-lane gravel road. make sure to take your camera. The road is only open between 1. June until the first snow falls. It is a toll road with a fee of 100 Norwegian kroners for cars. Cars with caravans should not try to drive the road and campers should check if they fit the tunnels and swings. Only 4500 cars/motorcycles come here each year, it is kind of a "secret" - it is a bit off the beaten path. Just the tour to get there from Eresfjord is beautiful. This is also my recommendation, to start in Eikesdalen and end in Litldalen (Sunndal).
You will find some more informastion about this road online. They have their own web page with information. Parts of the road will go through a biotope reserva-tion (animal life is protected there) but you can drive on the main road and go for hikes as everywhere in Norway.
Two national parks are close (but the road doesn't touch them), you can read more about these online.
As allways while caching, show respect for the environment. Future generations will thank you.
This cache
This cache has a funny name. It is norwegian for "I lost my fish in the pond." This is the sentence, a british friend learned before he came to visit in Norway the first time. So this is dedicated to him. :) Oh yeah.... make sure NOT to forget the second "m" while writing and talking... the meaning becomes slightly different then...
You are now at Aursjøen, the main reservoir for the Aura power plant. It is 827 meters above sealevel. The lake is 30 km long and filled with up to 561 million qm of water. You can either chose to drive over the dam or take the slightly longer way on the bottom. The better pictures you can take on top.
The cache is at the junction after the bridge where you choose your way to drive.
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