Mountain Mist - Friday Photo #447

Friday Photo #447 – Mountain Mist

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Photo: Misty clouds swirl over Storvatnet above Myrland, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 14, 2021. 23:15 There is a particular type of weather where the forecast shows sun, while a heavy, low cloud remains over the mountains…
Cold, Wet, and Windy - Friday Photo #446

Friday Photo #446 – Cold, Wet, And Windy

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Photo: Cold waves crash over the rocks at Myrland beach on a gloomy summer evening, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 18, 2021. 20:03 Summer seems to have vanished over the last week from Lofoten (and the rest of northern Norway).…
Brocken Spectre - Friday Photo #445

Friday Photo #445 – Brocken Spectre

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Photo: Brocken Spectre in misty clouds from summit of Okstind, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 10, 2021. 14:20 In a case of Lofoten’s unreliable weather forecasting, the planned 6-peaks crossing of Flakstadøy that a friend…
Summer Nights - Friday Photo #444

Friday Photo #444 – Summer Nights

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Photo: Warm summer light over Nappstraumen and Skolmen, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 6, 2021. 01:53 The return of the sun after a cold finish to June which I wrote about last week brought a fantastic heat wave (by northern Norway standards)…
Flakstadøy Mountains - Friday Photo #443

Friday Photo #443 – Sun Is Back

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Photo: Mountain peaks of Flakstadøy reflect in small tidal pool, Vareid, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 30, 2021. 23:13 The midnight sun returned to Lofoten last night after an absence of several weeks. Not that the sun…
Flowers and Rain - Friday Photo #442

Friday Photo #442 – Flowers And Rain

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Photo: The look of early summer: wildflowers and rain, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 24, 2021. 15:57 After June’s fantastic start this year, the weather has unfortunately returned to more normal conditions for early summer,…
Mountain Clouds - Friday Photo #441

Friday Photo #441 – Mountain Clouds

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Photo: Misty clouds form over Tverrfjellet after evening rain, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 7, 2021. 06:59 I usually don’t camp too much during June unless I’m heading out to the mountains for more than one night. Otherwise,…
Midnight Sun - Friday Photo #440

Friday Photo #440 – After Midnight

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Photo: Midnight sun under Fredvang bridge, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 29, 2021. 00:46 The Lofoten Islands are now two weeks into summer’s midnight sun season - and still more than a month away until the sun will touch…
Sumer - Friday Photo #439

Friday Photo #439 – Early Summer

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Photo: Cloudless summer sky and fresh summer green over Sakrisøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 2, 2021. 14:02 Lofoten is off to a fantastic start to June this year, already with temperatures between 19-21˚C since the start of the…
Storbåthellaren - Friday Photo #438

Friday Photo #438 – Storbåthellaren

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Photo: Looking out over Nappstraumen from Storbåthellaren cave, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 24, 2021. 15:40 Even after 5 years of living and 20 years since my first visit to Lofoten, there are still some places that have…
Midnight Sea - Friday Photo #437

Friday Photo #437 – Midnight Flow

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Photo: Midnight sunset over Myrland beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 18, 2021. 00:06 The arrival of the midnight sun is just a few days away here on Lofoten, but already for the last week, we’ve had incredible all ‘night’…
Spring Thaw - Friday Photo #436

Friday Photo #436 – Spring Thaw

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Photo: Small waterfall flowing from melting spring snow below the mountains of Flakstad, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 12, 2021. 21:46 It was a strange and mostly snow-less winter in west Lofoten and so much of the lower…
Midnight Rain - Friday Photo #435

Friday Photo #435 – Midnight Rain

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Photo: Soft rain showers fall into the sea after midnight in May’s twilight light, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 5, 2021. 00:40 With the arrival of the midnight sun less than 3 weeks away, there is already no more darkness during the…
Spring Ptarmigan - Friday Photo #434

Friday Photo #434 – Rype

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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…
Aurora Season Finale - Friday Photo #433

Friday Photo #433 – Aurora Season Finale

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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…
Last Aurora - Friday Photo #432

Friday Photo #432 – Last Aurora

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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…