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Yeah, we frequently get them in Norway. People who want a weekend trip to Oslo and drive to "the fjords" and back one day, or see stuff after 1500 in winter.
According to a map, Aurlandsfjord is about 4.5 hours drive from Oslo. You could probably see two of them in a day, with a fair amount of driving in between. You'd start around 6 AM and be back around 11PM, but it sounds feasible.
That's not that uncommon where I'm from. I've known people to drive up to Yellowstone from my area (Salt Lake City) for a day trip, which is about 5.5 hours each way. It's a long drive, but you could probably get to two different places within Yellowstone and be back by bedtime. Or if you stay over one night just outside the park, you can spend most of the day at the park before coming home.
Growing up, we'd drive from Seattle to Vancouver, CA a couple times a year for a day trip, and that's about 3 hours each way, depending on the border crossing. My parents would routinely drive from Seattle to Portland for tennis tournaments (not pro, just for fun), which is also about 3 hours each way. I sometimes drive from SLC to Cedar City to watch a play, which is about 3 hours each way. My coworkers drive from SLC to Wendover (1.5 hours) or Las Vegas (5.5 hours) to go gambling, though they usually stay 1-2 nights for Las Vegas.
Driving a few hours to see something is pretty common for Americans.
It's pretty common in the far north as well apparently, with some people claiming people are willing to drive for several hours just for a party.
In the central east, people generally aren't willing to spend all day in a car. A couple of hours drive is acceptable, but once you're at ~5 hours we generally expect to spend the night there. And to not leave at 0600 in the morning:)
As a bonus, some of those mountain passes can be a bit finicky, so they're often good to … not plan very optimistically.
I imagine there's similar sentiment in larger cities (NYC, LA, etc) vs more rural areas here in the US. I grew up in a less densely populated area, so driving long distances was just what we did.