Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812-1885) made a name for himself by
collecting other people's stories and publishing them as Norwegian
folk fairy tales. However, he sometimes popped up as a character in
exciting stories himself - true or maybe not so true.
His masterpiece from this part of the country is "En sommernatt på
Krokskogen" (A Summer Night in Krokskogen). Basically it's about
getting lost while hiking in the wild - and things started going
really bad for young Asbjørnsen at the very spot which is the site
of this cache. He should have had a gpsr, of course.
On his way from the city to Ringerike he came along the east bank
of this large lake. He crossed the bridge, then changed his mind
and went back across it, then moved on along the east bank. Had he
chosen the other path, he would soon have been home free - instead,
he lost his way and spent a somewhat scary night in these parts.
Later, he wrote down the tale which is also the title of this
cache.
Despite its seasonal name, the cache is available at all times and
well suited for a skiing visit.
The cache is a small metal container, approximately 10
centimeters by 6. Initial content:
Log, pencil, stashnote
Asbjørnsen himself (portrait)
His account of this site
Otto Sindings painting of Asbjørnsen lost in the woods
TB Asbjørnsen
A Norway flag pin
A small cloth clip
A micro-hunter
Two microcards
Storm matches
The cache is named after
Bernhard
Herre (1812-1849). Herre is thought to be the first city
slicker to explore the hills above Oslo and write about them
insightfully. He was close to the far more famous Asbjørnsen, and
following Herre's sudden death, Asbjørnsen was among the friends
who assembled Herre's stories to a little book - "En Jægers
Erindringer (Memoirs of a hunter).
An
article about Asbjørnsen
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