{"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_post_was_ever_published":false,"_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},"_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 v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - 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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. 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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":5798,"url":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/52ancestors-id-like-to-meet\/","url_meta":{"origin":4792,"position":5},"title":"#52ancestors: I&#8217;d like to meet","author":"Martin Roe Eidhammer","date":"January 27, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"This weeks contribution to the 52 ancestors in 52 weeks Challenge: I'd like to meet. I would actually like to meet all my ancestors. Choosing one for this challenge I decided on my 8th Great Grandfather Jens Nielsen Nedreb\u00f8. 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