Norway's national parks occupy 4 proc. country area. In these places, nature is allowed to run its own rules. Man tries to interfere with the life of animals and wild vegetation as little as possible.
Hardangervidda Park, created in 1981 r., located in the south of Norway, it is the country's largest national park (3430 km kw. surface). The largest high-mountain plateau in the Scandinavian Mountains is under protection. To get to know all the picturesque corners of the park, you have to climb the height 1100-1400 m n. p. m. But don't worry – the route is easy to cover and even the least athletic tourists can handle it. Each, whoever reaches the plateau will surely come across wild grazing herds of reindeer. The largest of them lives in Hardangervidda (ok. 17 thousand. pieces) population on this continent. Reindeer have lived here for thousands of years. But not only mammals feel good here. Hardangervidda Park is a great place for trout fishing. Mountain lakes are the beginning of many rivers. Beautiful and wild river Bjoreia, falling off the plateau 145 meters down, creates a picturesque waterfall. The V0ringfossen flows into a deep gorge and flows towards the most inland part of the Eidfjord.
Another park, worth seeing, is Jotunheimen. It is a national park located in the Oppland district, in the eastern part of Norway. This area has only recently been around, will from 1980 r., protected. However, already in the 19th century. tourists appreciated the values of the future park and came, to enjoy the wild nature. The highest peaks of Norway are located in Jotunheimen. Galdh0piggen (2469 m n.p.m.) i Glittertind (2451 m n.p.m.), Store Skagastolstinden (2405 m n.p.m.) they act as a magnet for all lovers of high mountain climbing. People, who do not like physical exertion, what remains is a walk through the green valley of Boverdalen. Opplad County is full of beautiful spots of unspoiled wild nature. Within it, among others,. park Rondane, occupying the surface 572 km kw. Created in 1962 r. was for some time Norway's only national park. Picturesque await newcomers, mountainous terrain with deep valleys. The mountains in the lowest parts exceed 900 m n.p.m., and there are as many as ten peaks of Rondane 2000 m n.p.m.
Birds rarely found elsewhere in the world can be found in Norway – maskonury, called cliff parrots. These black and white birds with a nice appearance and a characteristic bright orange beak are fond of Norwegian rocky shores. Especially many of them come here during the breeding season. The puffin egg is incubated by both parents. Birds do not sit on the egg, but they carefully cover them with wings. They live in a deeply dug burrow, but they are very social, for they form entire bird colonies.