Out of Control - Friday Photo #344

Friday Photo #344 – Lost Control

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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…
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Bunes Beach Sunset - Friday Photo #343

Friday Photo #343 – Bunes Sunset

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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…
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No Camping - Friday Photo #342

Friday Photo #342 – Tourist Overload

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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…
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Reinebringen Midnight Sun - Friday Photo #341

Friday Photo #341 – Reinebringen Open

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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…
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Midnight Flowers - Friday Photo #340

Friday Photo #340 – Midnight Flowers

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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…
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Olstind Midnight - Friday Photo #339

Friday Photo #339 – Olstind Midnight Reflection

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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

Friday Photo #338 – Blue Water

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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

Friday Photo #337 – Midsummer

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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

Friday Photo #336 – Midnight Sun

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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

Friday Photo #335 – Reinebringen Closed

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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

Friday Photo #334 – Summer Wildflowers

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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

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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

Friday Photo #332 – Syttende Mai

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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

Friday Photo #331 – Spring Flowers

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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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