Nuken, Nov 19 2023

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A really nice round trip hike!

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Date	Peak	Height	PF	Location	WCP	MAP
19.11.23	Nuken	919m	126m	Sogndal, Norway	WCP	MAP

Sunday: Sunday morning, Anne said yes to come along with a hike, probably too tired to remember that I don’t mind long Sunday walks…

But first, she would join her friends for a swim in Sogndalsfjøra.

Then I told her that I wanted to hike Nuken from Bjella, via Bjellastølen. She had never hiked from Bjella before and was interested. And so, the plan was set.

I had done this hike once before and was happy to see that Anne enjoyed the route and the terrain.

It is a nice route, and I certainly didn’t miss the snow. Our winters are long enough as they are…

Then, Bjellastølen came into view…

I didn’t have a clear plan from here on. Maybe I had imagined we would go off-trail from here, but I felt that it was best to follow the path to Åsen and continue to Nuken from there. Anne agreed.

The forest was as good as snow-free…

After a little while, we came out of the thicker forest and had mountain view…

Karma really enjoyed being outdoors. We all did…

You don’t need to check out everything, Karma…

I then introduced Anne to the path that runs on the south side of Skarpinov. She didn’t know about this route. It is a nice variation when you’ve done the Åsen route 100 times…

Looking towards Skardsbøfjellet, I wondered if “I Z V” stood for something…

We had a good view towards Tylderingen, where Karma and I were the day before.

Not far to Nuken now…

And then we were on top…

Going back the same way would have been boring, and I didn’t have to argue hard about continuing across the mountain and return via Hyllsete.

Then we got going…

We had a good view towards Molden – a mountain we would typically ski this time of year. But we skied there in March, so it was already “in the bag” for 2023…