{"id":21160,"date":"2019-09-15T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-09-15T17:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.nrs.com\/?p=21160"},"modified":"2019-09-25T10:54:01","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T17:54:01","slug":"stand-up-paddling-the-fjords-of-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2019\/09\/15\/stand-up-paddling-the-fjords-of-norway\/","title":{"rendered":"Stand Up Paddling the Fjords of Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2017, I saw an Instagram photo of a group of women stand up paddle boarding in the fjords of Norway and I knew I had to go. The photo showed lush green mountainsides giving way to the blue-green water of the fjords. The women smiled. The sun shone. When my husband and I started Stand Up Paddle Kentucky<\/a> a year earlier, we made a goal to take two international trips a year. Norway had everything we wanted, including a five-day expedition paddle. So it wasn\u2019t long before 11 of us boarded a plane bound for Oslo.<\/p>\n

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After multiple delays and canceled flights, our group arrived in Norway\u2019s capital. From there, we headed to Mrydal, a mountain town only accessible by train. Next, a van took our luggage while we road mountain bikes 11 miles downhill to Flam. Along the route, we got a small glimpse of the waterfalls, green countryside and charming homes this country provides at every turn. From Flam we shuttled to Gudvangen to join the rest of our expedition crew, meet the local guides and set up camp for the night.<\/p>\n

That evening we prepped and packed all of our gear, got to know one another and took in the incredible scenery. Our camp was nestled in between two large mountains. One had three waterfalls that came together midway down the mountain and disappeared behind the trees. It\u2019s difficult to describe the breathtaking beauty we experienced everywhere we looked.<\/p>\n