{"id":4792,"date":"2017-06-28T12:00:20","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T11:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=4792"},"modified":"2017-06-28T16:54:50","modified_gmt":"2017-06-28T15:54:50","slug":"video-wednesday-summer-trip-through-western-norway-fpv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/video-wednesday-summer-trip-through-western-norway-fpv\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Wednesday: Summer trip through Western Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Drone flights in Stardalen, V\u00e5tedalen, Geiranger, Dalsnibba, and Refvik.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/beQ31fuTakk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Linked from YouTube channel <a class=\"g-hovercard yt-uix-sessionlink spf-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC3Im8K4E3_qQ3EhxjX69kdw\" data-sessionlink=\"itct=CDQQ4TkiEwjq7d-nmt_UAhULkx0KHdL4BMEo-B0\" data-ytid=\"UC3Im8K4E3_qQ3EhxjX69kdw\">Norwegianlight<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The nice CC-licensed music is from Hiddeminside and TheBlackParrot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stardalen<\/strong> is a valley in the municiaplity of J\u00f8lster in Sogn og Fjordane county.<\/p>\n<p><strong>V\u00e5tedalen<\/strong> is a narrow\u00a0 valley in the municipalities of J\u00f8lster and Gloppen in Sogn og Fjordane county.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Geiranger<\/strong> and <strong>the Geirangerfjord<\/strong> is in the county of M\u00f8re og Romsdal.\u00a0<strong>Dalsnibba<\/strong> is a lookout point in the mountains to the east of Geiranger.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Refvik<\/strong> or <b>Refvika<\/b> is a village in V\u00e5gs\u00f8y Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drone flights in Stardalen, V\u00e5tedalen, Geiranger, Dalsnibba, and Refvik.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-places-to-visit"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - 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This is from oat harvest at the Fossheim farm in J\u00f8lster, Sogn og Fjordane 1890 or 91. You can hover the mouse over the picture to get a closer look. The persons in the picture are identified as Johanne Fossheim, Nicolaia\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Historical photos&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Historical photos","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/category\/history\/historical-photos\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/NF.06786-019.jpg?fit=1024%2C809&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/NF.06786-019.jpg?fit=1024%2C809&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/NF.06786-019.jpg?fit=1024%2C809&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/NF.06786-019.jpg?fit=1024%2C809&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9165,"url":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/archival-institutions-in-norway\/","url_meta":{"origin":4792,"position":4},"title":"Archival institutions in Norway","author":"Martin Roe Eidhammer","date":"October 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"I often receive questions from readers about archival institutions in Norway. Here is an attempt to make a list as a starting point. Archival institutions in Norway provide access to historical records. They help with personal documentation and rights, preserve cultural heritage, and support democratic processes and the rule of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Norwegian Sources&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Norwegian Sources","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/category\/norwegian-genealogy\/norwegian-sources\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/archive-1850170_640.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/archive-1850170_640.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/archive-1850170_640.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4973,"url":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/old-norwegian-amt-counties\/","url_meta":{"origin":4792,"position":5},"title":"Old Norwegian amt (counties)","author":"Martin Roe Eidhammer","date":"September 10, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The names of the Norwegian counties have changed over time and may cause confusion when we go through the sources. In Norway we use the word fylke to describe the\u00a0county.\u00a0Fylke was\u00a0the name used on this administrative unit in\u00a0the 10th-13th centuries. 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