Olderbotn
The place
Olderbotn ("Bottom of the old fjord") in Rogaland county, Ryfylke/Sauda sector (western Norway fjord country, Norway), at 341 m elevation, Ryfylke plateau. Continuous Norway Vestland cluster (batches 240-357). A DNT hytte (Den Norske Turistforening, 550 huts, 300,000 members, founded 1868, the world's 2nd oldest hiking association after SAC 1863, Norway's Friluftsliv outdoor tradition), an area of boreal beech woods + spectacular glacial fjords + Ryfylke fjords, Preikestolen/Pulpit Rock, an iconic 604 m cliff + Lysebotn hydroelectric plant, Ryfylke, part of Norway's 100% renewable electricity, 98% hydropower, the world's most climate-virtuous country, 100% electric cars, 90% of sales in 2024 + heritage of the Vikings (Norse raids, 793 Lindisfarne, the centuries-old Ynglinga saga by Snorri Sturluson 1179-1241, chronicling kings descended from Odin).
The setting
Rogaland Ryfylke/Sauda western Norway fjord country Norway 341 m Ryfylke plateau, continuous cluster batches 240-357, DNT 550 huts 300,000 members 1868 2nd oldest after SAC 1863 Friluftsliv, boreal beech woods + glacial fjords + Preikestolen 604 m + Lysebotn hydro Ryfylke Norway 100% renewable electricity 98% hydro 100% electric cars 90% of sales 2024, Vikings 793 Lindisfarne Snorri Sturluson 1179-1241 Ynglinga Odin king.
