This will be short because my arm is broken. One week to go in the cast and I am chomping at the bit. I hope to come charging out of the gate with a rowdy run down the Pilar stretch on the Rio Grande.
This season I want to get back to Norway, back to my roots. We moved to the US shortly after I was born. I have lived in 4 different countries and 8 different states in the US. Norway is definitely one of the most amazing destination kayaking places in the world: spectacular scenery, free camping everywhere, super friendly people, and the steepest rivers out there.
These pictures are from a more recent trip where a couple Kiwi buddies (Eden Sinclair and Jonathan Ramsey) and I spent the summer kayaking.
My best advice for a trip. Fly into Germany, buy a car, load it with alcohol, and drive into Norway. Alcohol and cars are brutally expensive there.
A few shots to set the scene
Photographers: Jonathan Ramsey & rkelly
And on to some of my favorite rapids and rivers...
Kayaker: Eden Sinclair
Photo: rkelly
River: Brandelselva
Kayaker: Claire
Photo: Jonathan Ramsey
River: Finna River
Kayaker: Jonathan Ramsey
Photo: Eden Sinclair
River: Randalselva
Kayaker: Eden Sinclair
Photo: rkelly
River: Austbygde
Kayaker: Eden Sinclair
Photo: Jonathan Ramsey
Sjak Wave
Kayaker: rkelly
Photo: Jonathan Ramsey
Money Drop
Kayaker: rkelly
Photo: Jonathan Ramsey
Flemming Fossen
