Backpacking in the Jotunheim National Park, Norway, 1997

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Day 1: Travel.

My trip started with a four hour train journey North from Oslo to Otta, followed by a couple of hours on a coach to Gjendesheim. This journey passed through some fantastic scenery, particularly the last part of the coach trip, and enthused me about what was to come.

Once I got to Gjendesheim I quickly left the tourists at the car park and tourist kiosk and walked about 3km in the late afternoon sunshine up to Bessvatnet where I made camp at the water's edge.

Total for the day:3km, 300m.

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