Padjelantaleden Sweden - Hiking From Kvikkjokk to Ritsem

Padjelantaleden eBook update

I'm happy to announce the release of the 2nd edition of my Padjelantaleden trail eBook. This is mostly just a small update adding 14 pages from the first edition of the guide. I hiked the northern section of the trail again from Staloluokta…
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Winter Moon - Friday Photo #518
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Friday Photo #518 – Winter Moon

Photo: Winter full moon over Kirkefjord from Reinebringen, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 9, 2022. 11:26 Winter has finally arrived on Lofoten! After what was a calm and ‘dry’ November, the first proper storm of winter finally…
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Last Light - Friday Photo #517
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Friday Photo #517 – Last Light

Photo: Last December light over the summit of Skottind, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 2, 2022. 11:48 November has been fantastic this year! It turned out to be the 2nd driest month after September - and that’s only…
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November Twilight - Friday Photo #516
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Friday Photo #516 – November Twilight

Photo: Gentle waves flow over Myrland beach in soft pastel twilight light of afternoon in November, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. November 16, 2022. 14:41 Now with over 500 Friday photo posts going back nearly 10 years, I’m…
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November Sun - Friday Photo #515
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Friday Photo #515 – November Sun

Photo: Rays of light shine from behind Skottind mountain peak, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. November 23, 2020. 12:03 In mid November I usually begin my ‘last sun of the year’ countdown. While the polar night, beginning December…
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November River - Friday Photo #514
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Friday Photo #514 – November River

Photo: River flows through mountain valley, Unstad, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. November 3, 2020. 14:31 By mid November the last of the autumn color is beginning to fade from the Lofoten landscape as the wait for winter continues.…
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Sea Eagle - Friday Photo #513
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Friday Photo #513 – Sea Eagle

Photo: Sea Eagle sitting on rock, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 3, 2021. 13:56 I think with any wildlife image I post I state that I have little to no skill as a wildlife photographer - I’m far too lazy to ever get far…
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Autumn Mountain - Friday Photo #512
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Friday Photo #512 – Autumn Mountains

Photo: Mountain peaks rise into misty clouds, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 5, 2022. 16:47 I was in the Flakstad ‘swamp’ on a rainy October afternoon looking to capture the last of this years autumn color, which after…
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Unstad - Friday Photo #511
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Friday Photo #511 – Unstad Waves

Photo: Sea spray flows off crashing waves at Unstad beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 4, 2022. 18:18 I nice and clean autumn swell was hitting Unstad the other week just a few days after the Lofoten masters surfing…
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Reine Autumn - Friday Photo #510
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Friday Photo #510 – Reine Autumn

Photo: Olstind mountain peak reflecting in Reinefjord in autumn color from Reinehalsen viewpoint, Reine, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 2, 2022. 08:42 It felt like an early autumn this year in Lofoten and by now the October…
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October Snow - Friday Photo #509
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Friday Photo #509 – October Snow

Photo: Dusting of October snow on Slettinden, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 19, 2021. 14:31 The first dusting of snow over Lofoten usually arrives sometime from late September to mid October. Though these first snows…
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Light and Shadow - Friday Photo #508
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Friday Photo #508 – Light and Shadow

Photo: Rays of evening light shine across the distant mountains of Moskenesøy, Vareid, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 7, 2021. 16:44 This weeks photo is more or less the exact same location and focal length (200mm) as last week’s…
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Autumn Equinox - Friday Photo #507
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Friday Photo #507 – September Rain

Photo: Autumn rain sweeps across distant mountains of Moskenesøy, Vareid, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. September 24, 2018. 17:43 It is the autumnal equinox today marking the beginning of the sun’s journey to the south. For…
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Silence - Friday Photo #506
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Friday Photo #506 – Silence

Photo: Autumn rainbow over Vestfjorden, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 14, 2019. 16:12 Autumn is a quiet period on Lofoten. The hustle and bustle of summer has gone and the winds of the winter storms have yet to arrive. Often is it…
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September Rain - Friday Photo #505
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Friday Photo #505 – September Rain

Photo: Autumn rain showers fall over Narvtinden, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. September 13, 2021. 14:57 Compared to last weeks photo (Friday Photo #504) of somewhat boring and flat autumn rain, this week’s is a more dynamic…
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September Rain - Friday Photo #504
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Friday Photo #504 – September Rain

Photo: September rain over the mountains of west Lofoten above lake Solbjørnvatnet, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. September 3, 2021. 16:33 As the calendar pages turn to September Lofoten enters the historically rainy and wet…
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