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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Håen Vaeroy - Friday Photo #543

Friday Photo #543 – Håen Værøy

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Photo: View west from Håen over Måstadvika and mountains of Måstadfjellet, Værøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 25, 2022. 12:22 Outside of ‘mainland’ Lofoten, the view from Håen on Værøy is another one of Lofoten’s most…
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Unstad Beach - Friday Photo #542

Friday Photo #542 – Over Unstad Beach

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Photo: Evening view over Unstad beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 29, 2022. 22:29 With no darkness for the next 2 months, May is the beginning of my midnight sun hiking season. I typically don’t camp too much at this…
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Bird Season - Friday Photo #541

Friday Photo #541 – Common Gull

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Photo: Common Gull swoops in for attack, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 31, 2021. 21:53 With summer just around the corner, many of Lofoten’s migratory birds will have chosen their nesting sites and begin laying eggs. In…
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May Grey - Friday Photo #540

Friday Photo #540 – May Grey

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Photo: Mountain birch tree in grey clouds on Haugheia, May 10, 2023. 14:53 May is usually the start of sunset-to-sunrise season of Lofoten, and I had actually already written an article about that for this weeks post. However, May this…
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Friday Photo #539 - Between Seasons

Friday Photo #539 – Between Seasons

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Photo: Dark clouds over Bulitind from Smordalskammen, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 1, 2023. 16:36 It is that time of year that locals often call false spring, winter part 3-4-5, the May summer tire club, and various other…
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Friday Photo #538 – Misty April Mountains

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Photo: Mountains emerge from misty clouds, Eltofttuva, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 24, 2022. 14:19 Last week I was somewhat optimistic that it would be an early start to barbecue season this year. But unfortunately, what…
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Friday Photo #537 – Spring Thaw

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Photo: Spring mountain reflections in Selfjord, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 17, 2023. 10:17 Some years the weather seems to switch as quickly as if one is turning a light off and on. What was an unseasonably cold March…
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Hamnøy Aurora - Friday Photo #536

Friday Photo #536 – Hamnøy Aurora

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Photo: Northern lights - aurora borealis shine in sky over red cabins of Eliassen Rorbuer, Hamnøy, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 19, 2023. 23:30 The arrival of mid April means the end of aurora season on Lofoten. By…
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March Freeze - Friday Photo #535

Friday Photo #535 – March Freeze

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Photo: Snow from sea to summit across over western Lofoten, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 18, 2023. 13:29 This week, more weather news! Perhaps I’m getting a little too repetitive and basically just turning into a weatherman…
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Clear and Cold - Friday Photo #534

Friday Photo #534 – Clear And Cold

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Photo: Clear blue sky and crisp winter air over partially frozen shoreline of Flakstadpollen at low tide, Kilan, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 28, 2023. 11:20 It is the last day of what as been a wonderfully cold and (mostly)…
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