Spring Ptarmigan - Friday Photo #434
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Friday Photo #434 – Rype

Photo: Male Ptarmigan in winter plumage in spring field, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 16, 2021. 18:42 I make to claims to be any sort of even near competent wildlife photographer, and in general, I’ll only pursue any…
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Aurora Season Finale - Friday Photo #433
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Friday Photo #433 – Aurora Season Finale

Photo: Aurora Corona fills the southern sky over Stornappstind just before midnight, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 16, 2021. 23:40 My prediction for the weekend in last weeks post (Friday Photo #432) of maybe 1-2 more last…
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Last Aurora - Friday Photo #432
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Friday Photo #432 – Last Aurora

Photo: Northern Lights in sky over glowing April horizon, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 13, 2021. 01:10 It is mid April and the northern horizon is growing lighter with each passing night as the sun continues on it’s…
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Orcas Visit Lofoten - Friday Photo #431
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Friday Photo #431 – Orcas In Snow

Photo: Orcas in the snow on the coast outside Nusfjord, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 5, 2021. 17:20 For the last week I’ve been hearing various reports that the killer whales have returned to the Lofoten coast for their…
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Between Seasons - Friday Photo #430
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Friday Photo #430 – Between Seasons

Photo: Clearing rain showers over Medskolmen at sunset, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 31, 2021. 19:31 After last weeks big storms the weather has remained wet and blustery most days, with passing rain showers sweeping across…
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After The Storm - Friday Photo #429
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Friday Photo #429 – After The Storm

Photo: Lost in the storm, broken row boat on the Unstad coast, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 25, 2021. 12:14 After a mostly calm winter, two back-to-back storms swept over Lofoten on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the 2nd…
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Kvalvika Beach Sunset - Friday Photo #428
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Friday Photo #428 – Kvalvika Sunset

Photo: Setting sun behind Kjerrina from Kvalvika beach, Lofotodden national park, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 14, 2021. 17:37 Tomorrow, March 20th, is the vernal equinox and the sun will pass north of the equator for…
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Winter Fog - Friday Photo #427
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Friday Photo #427 – Winter Fog

Photo: Soft winter twilight over Himmeltindan, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 8, 2021. 17:23 After a windy weekend, Monday arrived with near absolute stillness. Slow, almost ghost like snow showers were gently floating across…
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Winter BIrch Forest - Friday Photo #426
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Friday Photo #426 – Winter Is Back

Photo: Snow covered birch copse on Haugheia, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 5, 2021. 13:35 Winter is back! After a rainy finish to February the temperatures have finally dropped again and the typical March snow flurries…
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Kollfjellet Mountain Hiking Guide
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New Mountain Hikes Added to Website

I've added 4 new mountain hiking guides to the website today. They have all previously been available in the eBook: West Lofoten Hikes, but now they are also here on the website. The new mountain guides are for: Merraflestind, Moskenesøy…
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February Rain - Friday Photo #425
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Friday Photo #425 – February Rain

Photo: Flowing river below Stornappstind after a week of rain and mild temperatures, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 26, 2021.16:47 The long period of Cold and settled weather since the beginning of the year ended this…
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Skagsanden Aurora - Friday Photo #424
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Friday Photo #424 – Skagsanden Aurora

Photo: February northern lights - aurora borealis fill the sky over Skagsanden beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 15, 2021. 22:12 After a weekend of clouds over Lofoten and a high aurora activity that wasn’t visible,…
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Winter - Friday Photo #423
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Friday Photo #423 – Winter

Photo: Winter clouds hang low over mountains of Vestvågøy from Nappstraumen, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 11, 2021. 14:30 After an unusually calm and snow-less start to 2021 the weather seems to have finally shifted…
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Myrland Beach - Friday Photo #422
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Friday Photo #422 – Beach Day

Photo: Waves flowing over frozen sand at Myrland beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 1, 2021. 14:15 I was driving home Monday afternoon as some cool looking snow clouds were passing by just out to sea to the north and…
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Himmeltindan - Friday Photo #421
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Friday Photo #421 – Himmeltindan

Photo: Last light over the peaks of Himmeltindan and Ristind, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 29, 2021. 14:35 I don’t post panos very often because I think they’re too small on the computer screen, but for this image…
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Thin Ice - Friday Photo #420
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Friday Photo #420 – Thin Ice

Photo: Cracks in the thin ice on lake Storvatnet, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 19, 2021. 14:13 Just after getting back to my van on Tuesday afternoon from a hike up around Nesheia, what had been a previously mostly grey…
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