Midnight Orca - Friday Photo #392

Friday Photo #392 – Midnight Orca

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Photo: Midnight orca in Vestfjord off the coast of Nesland, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 10, 2020. 00:20 Over the years I’ve noticed a pattern on Lofoten: Nothing happens, and then everything happens. It can be with events,…
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Padjelantaleden Sweden - Hiking From Kvikkjokk to Ritsem

New Ebook – Padjelantaleden – Hiking from Ritsem to Kvikkjokk

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I'm happy to announce the release of my 7th ebook: Padjelantaleden - Kvikkjokk to Ritsem The ebook is a hiking guide to Sweden’s Padjelanta trail, which runs 140 kilometers from Kvikkjokk to Ritsem, through the heart of Padjelanta…
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Kleivheia Mist - Friday Photo #391

Friday Photo #391 – Kleivheia Mist

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Photo: Clearing mist over Skrådalstind from Kleivheia, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 2, 2020. 23:13 After several days of misty grey clouds and wind the sky was finally filled with nice puffy white clouds yesterday. Actually…
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Midsummer Midnight Sun - Friday Photo #390

Friday Photo #390 – Midsummer Sun

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Photo: Midsummer’s eve: the sun’s lowest point on the year’s longest day. Offersøykammen, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 21, 2020, 01:04 Last Saturday night I hiked up Offersøykammen to watch shoot the sun on the…
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Ballstadheia Midnight Sun - Friday Photo #389

Friday Photo #389 – Midnight Zoom

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Photo: Rays of the midnight sun shining from behind Skottind from Ballstadheia, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 15, 2020. 23:54 Photo: Hazy mountain layers in light of midnight sun from Ballstadheia, Vestvågøy, Lofoten…
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Nesheia Desert - Friday Photo #388

Friday Photo #388 – Nesheia Desert

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Photo: Desert-like mountain highlands over Nappstraumen, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 6, 2020. 23:55 Summer seems to have fully arrived here on Lofoten during the last week, and despite a couple cold misty days we’ve…
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Rockfall - Friday Photo #387

Friday Photo #387 – Rockfall

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Photo: Rockfall over Myrlandsveien which hit mail man and closed road for 24 hours, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 3, 2020. 11:38 Summer seems to have arrived with June this year as the temperatures have warmed up over the…
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Spring Thaw - Friday Photo #386

Friday Photo #386 – Spring Thaw

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Photo: Stortind rising into the midnight sky above flowing waters of the spring snowmelt, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 25, 2020. 23:29 Finally, after a seemingly never ending winter the thermometer broke into double digits…
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Midnight Sun - Friday Photo #385

Friday Photo #385 – Midnight Sun Season

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Photo: A sun that never sets - beginning of the midnight sun season, Unstad beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 22, 2020. 02:03 Last night was the first night the sun set after midnight for the year - and still a full month…
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Kvalvika Beach - Friday Photo #384

Friday Photo #384 – The Long Winter

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Photo: Winter without end - sea to summit snow over Kvalvika beach, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 14, 2020. 21:45 It has snowed for the last 10 days straight and it is currently snowing outside my window as I type this. I…
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Midnight Hjell - Friday Photo #383

Friday Photo #383 – Midnight Hjell

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Photo: Midnight Hjell, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 8, 2020. 00:05 Winter on Lofoten. Well, no, this is mid May 2020. After several nice days of sunshine last weekend, the thermostat has dropped and snow showers have been…
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Spring Twilight - Friday Photo #382

Friday Photo #382 – Spring Twilight

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Photo: Evening twilight glow over northern coast of Lofoten Islands from Flakstadøy. April 29, 2020. 22:32 For the first time in a month there was a cloudless sky over Lofoten on Wednesday. While there have been some moments of sun…
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Ebook Update – West Lofoten Hikes – 3rd Edition

I'm happy to announce an update to the 3rd edition of West Lofoten Hikes: 38 hikes on Moskenesøy and Flakstadøy This new edition has added 11 more hikes, over 100 additional pages and dozens of new images. If you've already purchased…
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Grey April - Friday Photo #381

Friday Photo #381 – Grey Spring

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Photo: Grey skies over Myrlandsfjellet, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 23, 2020. 18:23 I saw an article yesterday on NRK that Bodø has had the cloudiest April since 1977. And it has been no different out here on Lofoten.…
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Spring Storms - Friday Photo #380

Friday Photo #380 – Spring Storms

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Photo: Storm over coast of Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 8, 2020. 13:06 Last week during one of the big storms I waited for a pause in the rain before walking down to the coast to checkout some of the action. The wind was…
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Uttakleiv Twilight - Friday Photo #379

Friday Photo #379 – Uttakleiv Twilight

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Photo: Himmeltindan rises over Uttakleiv in April twilight, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 10, 2019. 21:57 Last year on this evening, April 10th, I headed up Veggen with a forecast of clear sky to try and catch my last northern…
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