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.…
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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…
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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…
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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’…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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Syttende Mai - Friday Photo #332
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Friday Photo #332 – Syttende Mai

Photo: 17th of May parade through Ramberg, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 17, 2019. 11:30 Syttende mai - 17th of May is Norway’s constitution day, when in 1814 Norway declared its independence from Denmark. All over Norway…
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New Articles – May 2019

I've added 2 new articles to the website in an attempt to get some information online before the beginning of the summer season. Most of the info is also in the updated edition of Seasons on Lofoten: Summer ebook, and will be added to the others…
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Spring Wildfowers - Friday Photo #331
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Friday Photo #331 – Spring Flowers

Photo: Early wildflowers and a dusting of May snow, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 4, 2019. 21:02 After the unusual warm at the end of April, the weather corrected itself back to normal patterns and once again snow was falling…
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Seasons On Lofoten – Summer – 2nd Edition

I’m happy to announce that the 2nd edition of the Seasons on Lofoten - Summer ebook is now available. Follow the link here: Seasons on Lofoten - Summer It has been a long overdue update, with the first edition released in 2015,…
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Saharan Sunset - Friday Photo #330
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Friday Photo #330 – Saharan Sunset

Photo: Spring Saharan sunset over Myrland beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 27, 2019. 21:21 When I wrote it last weeks Friday Photo (#329) that it had been warm for several days, it turned into a weekend of t-shirt weather,…
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Spring Nights - Friday Photo #329
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Friday Photo #329 – Spring Nights

Photo: Lenticular cloud over Himmeltindan at twilight, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 20, 2019. 22:50 Spring has arrived in the last week here on Lofoten - even up to 15˚ C in the last few days! That might not sound like…
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Spring Twilight - Friday Photo #328
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Friday Photo #328 – April Twilight

Photo: April twilight just before midnight, Myrland, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 17, 2019. 23:55 With a perfectly clear sky on Wednesday I wandered down to the beach just before midnight to see if I might get lucky with…
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Aurora Camping - Friday Photo #327
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Friday Photo #327 – Aurora Camping

Photo: Camping on the summit of Veggen under April northern lights, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 11, 2019. 00:04 With the 2018/2019 coming to a close in the next days, the sky has been putting on a pretty good show over…
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