Hi everyone,
Today I want to tell you about the most incredible hike I have done this summer. As usual I only do a minimum of research before I start walking up a mountain, because I like to be surprised. Also, I don't like to plan to far ahead. This particular hike came to life because we were stuck with the bus somewhere in the middle of Norway and we were lucky enough to make it to the parking lot of the campsite of this incredible valley. I tried to make the most out of the situation and asked the girl at the reception what the most beautiful place in the neighbourhood was, she said there were many trails around, but only one would be truly unforgettable.
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The Norwegians grade the difficulty of their trails through the use of colours, green being the easiest one and black being the hardest one. Sort of like the gradation of ski slopes. This particular hike was coded black. It started off quite easy and somehow we were all quite confident this hike would be fairly easy.
THE CREW
Before starting this hike I told everyone that I had done several red coded hikes in Norway and that they were already quite intense and that this black one should definitely not be underestimated. Somehow, nobody seemed to care... (especially Lewis, my dog)
NATURE'S POWER
We came across the most powerful waterfall I have ever witnessed and I couldn't help but go as close as I could to feel as much of the incredible force of the water as possible.
THE FIRST VIEWPOINT
After quite a bit of hiking I turned around and saw this unforgettable view. You would think I would be almost at the top of the climb, but I was only halfway..
THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN
Still a long way to go..
STANDING ON THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN
After 4 hours of hiking I was standing on top of that peak and I couldn't help but think about the words of the local girl, there is only one hike in the neighbourhood that is really worth it.
She was SOOO right!!!
Don't hesitate to ask me any questions about our life on the road or this series of posts that I am writing.
Cheers!
PS: For those who don't know me, I live in a converted schoolbus with my girlfriend, my dog and my two and a half year old daughter Fenna. This summer we spend four months in Norway with our hostel on wheels and these pictures tell the tales of our most relevant experiences. I changed my 30 day challenge's title into 30 stories, because of the feedback of 
https://steemit.com/photography/@toocurious/30-reasons-why-day-ten-the-contest
https://busy.org/mountainbiking/@toocurious/30-reasons-why-eleven-biking
https://busy.org/photography/@toocurious/30-reasons-why-twelve-details
https://steemit.com/photography/@toocurious/30-reasons-why-thirteen-friends
https://steemit.com/travel/@toocurious/30-reasons-why-fourteen-the-other-side
https://steemit.com/travel/@toocurious/30-reasons-why-fifteen-connection
https://steemit.com/travel/@toocurious/30-stories-eighteen-fenna-s-first-hike
PPS: This was Lewis after 8 hours of hiking, he finally needed a bit of rest ;)
