In search of a waterfall

Our hosts provided us with lots of information about local hikes. We were lucky that our cabin was practically backed up to some of the most scenic hikes in Norway. On our first day, we decided to brave the rain and hike up to a waterfall.

This is what we saw when we stepped out of our cabin.


And this is the waterfall we were trying to reach:


The river eventually turned into a peaceful lake:




And then back into a roaring river, which we had to cross on a wooden bridge:



To get to the waterfall, we had to "scramble" up the side of the mountain. It was tricky because the rocks were slippery and also covered in moss, which hid holes. We also had to follow the trail markers, which were piles of smaller rocks and easy to miss.


After two hours, we made it to the waterfall! If we had kept going another hour, we would have eventually reached another lake, but we were worried about getting back down the slippery rocks, so we opted to save the lake for another visit.



A view of the Fjord from the rock next to the waterfall:


I fell down five times on the way down. In this picture, I had just slid down about four large rocks after loosing my footing.