Entries by Cody

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Kungsleden Trail Ebook Update

Kungsleden Trail 2026 edition I’ve just published a complete updated for my Kungsleden trail ebook for 2026. The biggest change is that I’ve combined the previous two versions: Kungsleden North and Kungsleden South into one single eBook. The good news is if you wanted both guides, it is now a little cheaper. That bad news […]

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Friday Photo #698 – Spring Flowers

Photo: Spring buttercup flowers in evening sunlight, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 19, 2026. 22:59 I think it’s now safe to say that spring has arrived on Lofoten – possibly summer even with some of the temperatures during the last week; though rain returns tonight and throughout the weekend. Not good timing for my first […]

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Friday Photo #697 – Midnight Skua

Photo: Arctic skua flies low over moorland, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 18, 2022. 00:22 This week’s photo is one from the archives as I’m fully concentrated in ebook editing mode to get my hiking guides updated for the upcoming summer season. West Lofoten Hikes has already been updated, and the Kungsldeden guides are up […]

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Friday Photo #696 – Between Seasons

Photo: Evening spring rainbow over farm, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 7, 2026. 21:25 It is that time of year where each day the weather rolls the dice and decides if it will still be winter or maybe spring and summer will be on the horizon. After a warm ‘false spring’ in mid April, the […]

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Friday Photo #695 – Sunset Season

Photo: Setting May sun over Nappstraumen from Myrland beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 15, 2021. 02:50 Lofoten’s aurora season is now over until the autumn. As the islands wait for the arrival of the midnight sun in a few more weeks, Lofoten enters into what I like to call ‘sunset season,’ With the sun […]

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Friday Photo #693 – Spring Ptarmigan

Photo: Winter plumage willow ptarmigan flies though mountain landscape, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 6, 2026. 18:23 In the longer and warmer days of April the local wildlife is beginning to increase its activity ahead of the summer mating and nesting season. Over the last weeks I can hear a noticeable increase in noise as […]

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Friday Photo #692 – Nappstraumen

Photo: Fishing boat heading through Nappstraumen with Himmeltindan rising in the distance, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 5, 2026. 20:05 It is that time of year where Lofoten tries to decide if it is still winter or spring can finally begin. This year it seems spring is currently on the winning side as the storms […]

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Friday Photo #691 – Skagsanden Aurora

Photo: Northern Lights – Aurora Borealis rise into sky over Skagsanden beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 23, 2026. 21:26 The days of April are quickly growing longer as Lofoten enters the period of not-really-winter but not-quite-spring. How long this weather lasts is anyones guess and this year it seems to have already started at […]

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Friday Photo #690 – Fish and Rain

Photo: Drying stockfish under a rainy March sky, Reine, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 19, 2026. 16:47 It had been an almost perfect winter, until it wasn’t. As soon as March arrived, the cold and calm days of January and February were instantly replaced with wind and rain. It was almost like a light switch […]