Værøy - Friday Photo #559

Friday Photo #559 – Vaeroy

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Photo: View over Gjerdheia and Nordlandshagen from Nordlandsnupen, Værøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. August 18, 2023. 21:04 Despite looking over towards the mountains of Værøy rising across the distant sea on a fairly regular basis,…
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Aurora Light Pollution - Friday Photo #558

Friday Photo #558 – Aurora Light Pollution

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Photo: Northern lights shine over low clouds and light pollution from nearby village, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. September 4, 2021. 01:01 In the image from a couple weeks ago (Friday Photo #556) I spoke about the still bright…
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Last Nights of Summer - Friday Photo #557

Friday Photo #557 – Last Nights Of Summer

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Photo: Mountains of Vestvågøy rise into late summer twilight, Lofoten Islands, Norway. August 28, 2023. 00:02 What a summer Lofoten has had this year! Only a few days of rain and dream weather throughout August. One of these days the…
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Twilight Aurora - Friday Photo #556

Friday Photo #556 – Twilight Aurora

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Photo: Late August twilight and northern lights - aurora borealis, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. August 27, 2023. 00:15 After a week of mostly cloudy skies from last weeks first northern lights sighting of the year (Friday Photo…
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August Aurora - Friday Photo #555

Friday Photo #555 – August Aurora

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Photo: Northern Lights - Aurora Borealis shine in twilight sky of late August, Nordland, Værøy, Norway. August 19, 2023. 01:29 My prediction from last week (Friday Photo #554) came true and I saw my first northern lights of the 2023-2024…
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Værøy - Friday Photo #554

Friday Photo #554 – Vaeroy

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Photo: Misty clouds swirls around the steep mountain peaks of Værøy. June 24, 2022. 22:13 Unlike this photo, the weather forecast for this weekend is looking quite nice so I’ll be catching the ferry over to Værøy to finish up a…
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Friday Photo #553 - Last Days Of Summer

Friday Photo #553 – Last Days Of Summer

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Photo: Evening light shines over the mountains of Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. August, 6, 2023. 21:52 It is that time of year when I begin to remind myself to put a headlamp in my backpack - which of course will take me several…
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Friday Photo #552 – Lofoten Moose

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Photo: Bull moose standing among summer birch trees, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 14, 2023. 19:35 I’m too lazy to be a proper wildlife photographer, but when to situation presents itself, I’ll at least make an attempt.…
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Yttersandheia - Friday Photo #551

Friday Photo #551- New Flakstad Parking Enforcement

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Photo: View over Yttersand beach from Yttersandheia, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 19, 2022. 17:06 With the summer tourist season well under way on Lofoten the local newspapers have been filled with the yearly articles about…
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Cloudberries - Friday Photo #550

Friday Photo #550- Cloudberries

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Photo: Arctic Gold - ripening Moltebær - Cloudberry patch patch in mid July, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 19, 2023. 18:12 As the long days of summer slowly begin to fade from the north a new season slowly emerges: berry…
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After Midnight - Friday Photo #549

Friday Photo #549- After Midnight

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Photo: Mid July sun hangs low over the northern horizon just after midnight, Flakstad, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 14, 2023. 00:38 It is now the middle of July and the tourism season is still gaining momentum here on Lofoten. Yet,…
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Friday Photo #548- Kvalvika 2006

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Photo: Looking out from my old orange MSR hubba tent sheltering me from the rain during my first ever night camping at Kvalvika beach, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 23, 2006. 15:21 I had to dig deep into the my photo archives for this…
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Flow of Fog - Friday Photo #547

Friday Photo #547 – The Flow Of Fog

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Photo: Sea fog over Bunes beach swirls around mountain peaks from Helvetestind, Lofotodden national park, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 13, 2017. 22:59 A northern wind on a hot summer day is always something that I’m weary…
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Midnight Wildflowers - Friday Photo #546

Friday Photo #546 – June Wildflowers

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Photo: June wildflowers overlooking Nappstraumen at midnight, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 22,2020. 23:53 I often see searches for the best time to visit Lofoten, which, in my opinion, is an almost impossible question to…
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Twilight Ferry - Friday Photo #545

Friday Photo #545 – Twilight Ferry

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Photo: MF Landegode ferry sailing into midnight twilight crossing from Moskenesøy to Bodø, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 27, 2022. 23:54 The beginning of June sees the ferries switch from their winter timetable of 2 crossings per day…
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Friday Photo #544 – Måstad Shadows

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Photo: Mountain shadows surround the village of Måstad, Værøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 26, 2022. 16:28 Formerly home to up to 150 people at the beginning of the 1900’s, the isolated village of Måstad slowly became depopulated…
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