It was a nice and sunny Sunday in May, a great day for a
hike in the mountains. We went up in the ranges on the coast.
Down in the valleys the fields and trees were dressed in the
light green colors of spring. Up in the mountains, there were still patches of
snow, and large areas of brown grass from last year, places were the snow
melted just a few days ago.
The view from the top was great; fjords, islands and ocean.
The coast is nice. Mountains are great. But there’s nothing like a mountain
with an ocean view >:)
(I took the picture today. Can you see the wrecked airplane
in the front of the picture? It’s a German plane from the 2nd World
War. In April 1940, the plane was hit by shell fire from a British navy ship, and crashed into
the ranges by the fjord, with three men on board. The first died immediately,
the second lived for a couple of days. They were buried next to the wrecked
plane. The third soldier walked down fro the mountain, in hiding, and was able
to re-unite with the German Nazi forces.)
The 3rd soldier sounds incredibly lucky.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely place! And you've a talent for description.
Thanks. And, yes, the third guy was lucky
DeleteGreat picture.
ReplyDeleteI've been craving the mountains lately. I went with you up to the top and inhaled the clean air. Thanks. :)
Thanks. I hope you enjoyed the hike and the fresh air >;)
DeleteOh, it's a great view! So many interesting layers to what you can see.
ReplyDeleteThe view is even better from th top of the mountain, with the fjords, islands and ocean. But there is only one wrecked German plane >:)
DeleteThat's a wonderful view and an excellent airplane story. How do you know such things? Is there a historical marker there?
ReplyDeleteI would love to go hiking today...but I've been writing on my book all afternoon. it's going well! I love learning history like that. Fascinating, and makes our wars so much more real when you consider the individuals, rather than the countries involved.
ReplyDeleteTina @ Life is Good