"Kvervilljuvet er ensomt. Midt på dagen står solen rett over, og
da skinnner det i knudrete berg. Men oftest er det mørkt og kjølig
av skygge dernede. All skogens forlatthet og tungsinn, all dens
villskap har strømmet sammen i Kverrvilljuvet. Her har fugl og dyr
lukket øynene. Av det ene års gras er det neste vokset opp, og
ingen ljå har plystret gejnnom det ... Slik er Kverrvilljuvet."
“Det skriker fra Kvervilljuet” is on of the most famous novels
by the autor Mikkjel Fønhus. It was written in 1920, as his third
book.
Mikkjel Fønhus lived all his life at Fønhus and Nissebakken,
where the river Hølera meets the river Begna in Valdres, and used
to spend hours every day in the forest around chopping wood (except
when he travelled around).
The actual name of Kverrvilljuvet is Hølerjuvet. It is a narrow
valley with great waterfalls leading from the lake Hølera, about
750 meters above sea level, down to Valdres, 500 meters below. Most
impressive in spring, with lots of water from the melting snow.
If you want to follow in the footsteps of Mikkjel Fønhus, you
should leave your car in the Fønhus area and follow the blue-marked
path north of the river all the way up. An easier (but still
challenging) approach is to drive almost to the top, following the
sign from E16 pointing at “Lundebygda”. Remember NOK 40,- (2006)
for the toll road. Park your car (or bike) at N 60 44.854 E 9
36.070 by the sign “Hølerjuvet”. There is a well defined
blue-marked path leading all the way along the waterfalls, rather
steep downhill. Approx 2 km from the road to the cache.
Do not walk here in darkness or fog!
Fønhus is best known for his novels describing animals, among
which the bear Rugg is probably the most famous. One of his lairs
can be seen by the cache
Rugg's lair