They are used for timber, or go to paper mills. Birch, aspen and maple grow all over. Oak and ash are not as common. They don't in North Dakota. Most people skip it today, I think they skipped it for health reasons first.
Many mountain roads have to close in winter.
The mountain road from Sauland through Tuddal to Rjukan and Tinn is closed in winter. Rain falls at any time, most in fall , but Hjartdal doesn't have too much rain in an average year. Telemark has maybe the most colorful bunads in Norway, Queen Sonja and Princess M rtha Louise often use eastern Telemark bunads. This was our first royal visit after Norway got its own King in 1905. At the king's left hand is our Mayor, Torunn Hovde Kaasa, wearing the same kind of bunad.