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of the Taralds River. It shows in panorama
the completeness how the smaller valleys
each rise abruptly into the main one
and how each little streamlet finds
its way too by serpentine windings to
the main river.
There has been a good deal of rain
lately, usually earlier 8 p.m., and
it is already beginning to be chilly in
the mornings. On the 17th day
of August the morning was distinctly
cold and there was a touch of autumn
freshness in the air.
In the afternoons we usually ride
several miles down the main valley to a
lateral branch with tundra covered knolls,
where we have seen several roebucks.
The animals feed there in the early 9-10,
4 p.m., but they are very wild and by
no means plenty. There are too many
wolves here; most raptors have a good
gun and the roebucks are mercilessly
hunted, especially in the summer.
Therefore this hunting is neither very
interesting nor profitable.
But the thing when we to enjoy the
long ride home with the twilight. The
sun sets are glorious and as
we gallop up the valley the red-gold
gradually fade from the sky leaving