Power and kids (Kje)

We are now passing the Simadalsfjord which takes you into the Sima Valley and the Sima hydroelectric power station at the foot of Norway's sixth largest glacier, the Hardangerjøkulen. The power plant supplies electricity to over 150,000 households and consists of a huge power hall, 6 miles of tunnels, as well as several dams and regulated waterfalls, including the national icon, Vøringsfossen. Sima is Norway's second-largest hydroelectric power plant, measured by output. At the innermost part of the fjord and about 600 meters up the steep mountain side, lies the famous mountain farm Kjeåsen, almost like a hovering eagle's nest. "Kje", meaning small goat kids, has given its name to the place, probably due to the difficult terrain that was most suitable for goats. Whether it was the view, protection from the taxman, or the very good hunting resources that drew the first people there in the mid-1600s, is unknown. It was probably a strenuous life to live "where no one would think that anyone could live". Kjeåsen had a feature in the popular NRK TV-series with the same name. The farm has been called "the world's most inaccessible," but that was before. Today, Kjeåsen can be visited by car on perhaps Norway's narrowest and most expensive farm road. The five-kilometer-long road is open to traffic either for downhill or uphill driving at scheduled times.