Summer Nights - Friday Photo #288
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Friday Photo #288 – Summer Nights

Photo: Rays of light over Skolmen, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 28, 2018. 03:49 With July almost halfway over the midnight sun will soon be disappearing from Lofoten. And while the Islands lose light by about 1 hour per…
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Himmeltind Midnight - Friday Photo #287
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Friday Photo #287 – Himmeltind Midnight

Photo: Midnight sun shines over Uttakleiv beach from summit of Himmeltind, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 3, 2018. 01:12 I’m just back in the door from my first photo tour of the summer where we hiked 5 mountains over 6…
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Lofotodden national park - Friday Photo #286
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Friday Photo #286 – Lofotodden Nasjonalpark

Photo: Twilight view over the wild north coast of Moskenesøy, soon to be part of Lofotodden Nasjonalpark, Lofoten Islands, Norway. September 7, 2017. 20:30 After a process of more than 10 years, and with a fair amount of local opposition…
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Kvalvika Beach - Friday Photo #285
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Friday Photo #285 – Summer Gloom

Photo: Misty clouds conceal the summit of Ryten from Kvalvika beach, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 9, 2016. 18:53 Summer 2018 seems to be on hold for the moment. After a dry and cold winter, it now seems we have arrived at…
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Gimsøy Summer - Friday Photo #284
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Friday Photo #284 – Gimsøy Summer

Photo: 01:00 am summer light over Gimsøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 12, 2017. 01:04 I have previously posted an image from this fanstastic June night - Friday Photo ###. That one was looking directly into the sun. This is just a…
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Cotton Grass - Friday Photo #283
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Friday Photo #283 – Summer Mood

Photo: Cottongrass and evening light, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 12, 2017. 22:58 Cottongrass is a familiar plant in the summer mountains of Lofoten. It´s also a good marker of where not to put a tent! Wandering around…
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June Mountain Snow - Friday Photo #282
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Friday Photo #282 – June Mountain Snow

Photo: June mountain snow on Munken, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 10, 2016. 21:51 It´s June and the trails of Lofoten will soon be filling up with hikers. And while the coast of Lofoten is green and beginning to fill with…
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Ryten Hiking - Friday Photo #281
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Friday Photo #281 – Ryten Hiking

Photo: Evening hike up Ryten with view over Kvalvika, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 19, 2016. 20:14 It´s almost June! And with that it means the ferries from Bodø are filed with motor homes from the continent and the summer…
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Spring Snow Storms - Friday Photo #280
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Friday Photo #280 – Spring Snow Storms

Photo: Spring snow flurries from summit of Ryten, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 19, 2016. 22:13 With the snow line rising higher and higher up the mountains each day under the nearly 24 hours of daylight in late May, passing…
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May Light - Friday Photo #279
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Friday Photo #279 – May Evening Light

Photo: Evening light over Storsandnes beach from summit of Slettind. Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 13, 2017. 22:18 May is the month were the snow melts, the midnight sun arrives, the trees turn green, and the islands prepare…
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Life In Norway Podcast - Friday Photo #278
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Friday Photo #278 – Life in Norway Podcast

Photo: Interview on Life in Norway Podcast. Today is something a bit different. Instead of reading some words here, you can hear some. A while back, November 2017, actually, I recored and interview with David from the Life in Norway…
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April Storms - Friday Photo #277
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April Storms – Friday Photo #277

Photo: Mountains of Vestvågøy disappear into storm clouds across Nappstraumen. Maryland, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 7, 2018. 14:23 While the south of Norway, and the rest of Europe, is beginning to transition into Spring,…
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April Aurora - Friday Photo #276
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Friday Photo #276 – April Aurora

Photo: April aurora over Myrland beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 13, 2018. 02:06 With bad weather on the way over the next days, the aurora season is finally over on Lofoten. And despite all the talk of the sun reaching…
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Twilight Aurora - Friday Photo #275
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Friday Photo #275 – Night Becomes Day

Photo: Night becomes day. Twilight northern lights over Myrland, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 13, 2018. 02:16 I originally had another photo from a few days ago to post today. But then this happened last night, err, early…
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Fuglhuken - Friday Photo #274
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Friday Photo #274 – Fuglhuken

Photo: Wild camp on Fuglhuken in September’s morning light. Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. September 19, 2017. 06:41 In honor of yesterday’s release of the 2nd edition of my West Lofoten Hikes ebook, I thought I’d post a…
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Ebook Update – West Lofoten Hikes 2nd Edition

With summer just around the corner, I've made a small update to my ebook: West Lofoten Hikes Main new content is 3 new mountain routes: Andstabben, Tindstind, and Fuglhuken - all located on Moskenesøy. And then a few minor grammer corrections…
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