Kleivafossen Waterfall
About halfway to the Briksdalsbreen glacier, we have to cross a bridge over a stormy river that flows through a mountain valley.
![Waterfall Kleivafosen Waterfall](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0819/154350.jpg)
Just behind the bridge hangs a white cloud of water dust, formed by the Kleivafossen faterfall.
![Waterfall Kleivafosen Waterfall](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0819/154452.jpg)
Before the bridge, I try to approach the waterfall from the right bank.
![Waterfall Kleivafosen Waterfall](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0819/154456.jpg)
Here you can go straight to the bottom of the stream.
![Waterfall Kleivafosen Waterfall](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0819/155121.jpg)
Shooting with a short shutter speed, you can get amazing pictures formed by water breaking on rocks.
![Waterfall Kleivafosen Waterfall](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0819/165828.jpg)
Suddenly, a gust of wind that comes from nowhere in a deep gorge blows a cloud of spray to the side, and I run across the bridge almost dry, not even hiding my camera under my jacket.
![Waterfall Kleivafosen Waterfall](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0819/155122.jpg)
I even manage to take a picture from the bridge down the river. I still didn't dare turn the lens in the direction of the waterfall.
![Waterfall Kleivafosen Waterfall](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0819/155143.jpg)
The left bank of the waterfall is much steeper, and it is more difficult to get to it.
![Waterfall Kleivafosen Waterfall](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0819/170008.jpg)
After the bridge, the road rises in a winding serpentine and very soon we find ourselves high above the bridge that we just crossed.
![Waterfall Kleivafosen Waterfall](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0819/165733.jpg)
After passing another loop of the serpentine, you can cover the entire waterfall with your eyes, but this is prevented by thick water dust.
![Waterfall Kleivafosen Waterfall](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0819/155151.jpg)
Climbing even higher, we will finally see the waterfall in all its glory. By Norwegian standards, Kleivafossen is quite small, only 45 meters high, but it makes a strong impression.
![Waterfall Kleivafosen Waterfall](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0819/155131.jpg)
The waterfall is formed by a river flowing out of the glacier, the average water flow is about 4 cubic meters per second. In summer, the annual melts more intensively, and the flow rate increases to 7 m3 per second.
![Waterfall Kleivafosen Waterfall](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0819/155139.jpg)
Before the waterfall disappears among the trees, I try to get close to the cliff itself. From above, you can clearly see that the water is broken by stones into many streams.
![Waterfall Kleivafosen Waterfall](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0819/155116.jpg)
You can enjoy the riot of water endlessly, but you have to go further, the glacier is still about one and a half kilometers away.
![Waterfall Kleivafosen Waterfall](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0819/165720.jpg)