The Fjords in Norway

Up until now, my travel experiences have combine natural beauty with man-made structures. Today's in strictly based on natural beauty made by God. There have been two times in my life that I was so overwhelmed with what I was seeing that I had to call and it share it with loved ones and both were experiencing the beauty of the world God has made for us. The first the time was my initial visit to the Grand Canyon. When I looked over that canyon, my heart immediately began to sing "How Great Thou Art" speaking of the greatness of God and his creation. I felt the need to call my parents and tell them what I was seeing. They had actually visited it during their honeymoon as they took a cross country road trip to California. I remember telling them how awesome the sights I was seeing were. Moved to tears that they had also had the same experience.

The only other time I felt the need to call and share what I was seeing with my family was when I was on this boat tour of one of the Fjords in Norway. I remember just thinking how amazing it was. I'm not sure why it affected me so much, but it felt like one of the most beautiful things I had ever experienced. My siblings may remember, but I felt the urge to record a video message to each of them so that they could see what I was seeing and experience it together. The awe-inspiring work of God in nature are the most profound and life changing experiences you can have. How can you not believe in God when you see things like this.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A fjord is formed when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley by ice segregation and abrasion of the surrounding bedrock.^[7] According to the standard model, glaciers formed in pre-glacial valleys with a gently sloping valley floor. The work of the glacier then left an overdeepened U-shaped valley that ends abruptly at a valley or trough end. Such valleys are fjords when flooded by the ocean. Thresholds above sea level create freshwater lakes.^[8] Glacial melting is accompanied by the rebounding of Earth's crust as the ice load and eroded sediment is removed (also called isostasy or glacial rebound). In some cases, this rebound is faster than sea level rise. Most fjords are deeper than the adjacent sea; Sognefjord, Norway, reaches as much as 1,300 m (4,265 ft) below sea level. Fjords generally have a sill or shoal (bedrock) at their mouth caused by the previous glacier's reduced erosion rate and terminal moraine.^[9] In many cases this sill causes extreme currents and large saltwater rapids (see skookumchuck). Saltstraumen in Norway is often described as the world's strongest tidal current. These characteristics distinguish fjords from rias (such as the Bay of Kotor), which are drowned valleys flooded by the rising sea. Drammensfjorden is cut almost in two by the Svelvik "ridge", a sandy moraine that was below sea level when it was covered by ice, but after the post-glacial rebound reaches 60 m (200 ft) above the fjord.^[10]

Below are some pictures of that experience including a few pictures of a waterfall we passed on the train ride to the boat launch. I hope can feel some of the awe and wonder that I felt that day.

Travel Tip: Share some of the most inspiring or exiting experiences on your travel with loved ones (family and friends) back home. Do a video call if possible. They will be glad to see that you are having the opportunity to see these things, but also that you thought of them during these times.