Reinebringen Rescue - Friday Photo #347
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Friday Photo #347 – Reinebringen Rescue

Photo: Sea King rescue helicopter pickup up injured hiker from summit of Reinebringen, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. August 21, 2019. 18:29 I was sitting in my cabin at Sakrisøy when I heard the sounds of the helicopter, not…
Aurora Season - Friday Photo #346
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Friday Photo #346 – Aurora Season

Northern Lights - Aurora Borealis fill sky over yellow tent, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway Photo: Camping below autumn northern lights on the summit of Andstabben, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. September, 14, 2017. 22:11 With…
Mountain Sunset - Friday Photo #344
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Friday Photo #345 – Mountains Of The West

Setting summer sun behind the rugged mountain peaks of Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway Photo: Summer sunset over the mountains of the west from Lilandstind, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 31, 2018. 22:10 Just a mountain…
Out of Control - Friday Photo #344
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Friday Photo #344 – Lost Control

Photo: Out of control parking in west Lofoten, Moskenesøy and Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. The new stairs on Reinebringen have become more popular than expected since opening again in mid July and have been causing quite a…
Bunes Beach Sunset - Friday Photo #343
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Friday Photo #343 – Bunes Sunset

Summer fog conceals Bunes beach at sunset, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway Photo: Sunset over Bunes beach, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 26, 2018. 22:49 The weather had mostly been clear and somewhat boring up until…
No Camping - Friday Photo #342
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Friday Photo #342 – Tourist Overload

Photo: No camping or camping? Skagsanden beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 16, 2019. 00:58 It is July in year XXXX and once again the newspapers of Lofoten and Norway are filled with stories of the tourism overload which…
Reinebringen Midnight Sun - Friday Photo #341
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Friday Photo #341 – Reinebringen Open

Photo: Midnight sun over Kirkefjord from Reinebringen, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 15, 2019. 23:43 Monday evening, with the sun finally out after a week of grey sky I headed up Reinebringen to checkout the progress on…
Midnight Flowers - Friday Photo #340
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Friday Photo #340 – Midnight Flowers

Photo: Midnight buttercups and Olstind, Toppøy, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 23, 2019. 00:33 I’ve found myself photographing flowers a little more than usual this summer. While it has been a better summer than last year…
Olstind Midnight - Friday Photo #339
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Friday Photo #339 – Olstind Midnight Reflection

Photo: Osltind sunset two minutes til midnight, Reine, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, norway. June 19, 2019. 23:58 It’s always nice to start a photo workshop with some fantastic light, so I was lucky on my June photo tour this year.…
Flakstadpollen - Friday Photo #338
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Friday Photo #338 – Blue Water

Photo: The colorful azure water of Flakstadpollen, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 3, 2019. 13:30 In my last couple posts I’ve written about mostly becoming nocturnal - midnight sun time - during the summer, as that is when…
Midnight Sun - Friday Photo #337
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Friday Photo #337 – Midsummer

Photo: Midnight sun shining over Kvalvika beach, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 14, 2019. 00:33 Today is the summer solstice - where the sun reaches its highest position in the sky. Tomorrow, the nights begin to grow longer…
June Midnight Sun - Friday Photo #336
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Friday Photo #336 – Midnight Sun

Photo: Summer night under the midnight sun over Vestvika beach, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 14, 2019. 01:39 I’m a little late with today’s post mostly because I’ve finally made my switch over to ‘midnight sun’…
Reinebringin Closed - Friday Photo #335
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Friday Photo #335 – Reinebringen Closed

Photo: Work helicopter carrying stones steps to Reinebringen for the completion of the multi-year trail construction project, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 7, 2019. 09:15 Reinebringen is now closed for approximately 6 weeks…
Summer Flowers - Friday Photo #334
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Friday Photo #334 – Summer Wildflowers

Photo: The beginnings of summer’s fields of wildflowers, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 26, 2019 The warmth of mid May this year gave the landscape of lofoten a head start for summer. Already many of the fields are quite…
Reinebrinen Sunset - Friday Photo #333

Friday Photo #333 – Reinebringen Sunset

Photo: Late evening sun over the mountains of Kirkefjord from the summit of Reinebringen, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 23, 2019. 23:12 Spring? Summer? Or does it really matter? While I normally consider May to be spring…
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New Mountain Hikes Added

I've added 3 new mountain hiking guides to the website over the weekend. All 3 were previously available in the eBook: West Lofoten Hikes - But now they are here too. Though there is still some content that will remain exclusive to the ebook,…