Vik Aurora - Friday Photo #268
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Friday Photo #268 – Vik Aurora

Photo: Moonlit aurora over Vik beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 22, 2018. 22:32 The nighttime sky has been quit active over the last week, with impressive aurora on many nights, though also a quiet night or two. Last…
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Narvtind Dawn - Friday Photo #267
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Friday Photo #267 – Narvtind

Photo: Winter dawn over Narvtind, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 23, 2018. 9:39 Sometimes you get lucky. Guiding my first tour of the year in late January, we were actually on our way to a different location when I saw…
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Reine Winter - Friday Photo #266
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Friday Photo #266 – Reine

Photo: Olstind rises above the frozen shoreline, Reine, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 22, 2018. 09:50 It is not often that I take photos in Reine anymore. But occasionally, and usually when I’m guiding a workshop, I’ll…
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Ryten Aurora - Friday Photo #265
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Friday Photo #265 – Ryten Aurora

Photo: Aurora over Fuglhuken from Ryten, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 2, 2017. 20:03 I’ve already posted another image from this night: Friday Photo #218. So if you read that you already know that I was supposed to have…
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Vindstad Winter Sun - Friday Photo #264
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Friday Photo #264 – Winter Sun

Photo: February sun low on the horizon just after sunrise, Vindstad, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 7, 2017. 09:09 A month after the sun has returned to Lofoten the days are beginning to feel normal and the dark days of…
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April Is Winter - Friday Photo #263
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Friday Photo #263 – April Is Still Winter

Photo: April is still winter here - deep snow and strong winds high up on Mengelsdalstind, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 13, 2017. 12:52 I have been receiving a lot of emails lately about ‘spring’ hiking on Lofoten.…
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Seasons On Lofoten: Winter

Seasons on Lofoten – Winter – Updated 3rd Edition

I'm happy to announce that the third edition of Seasons on Lofoten: Winter is now available. Almost 3 years to the day since I launched the first edition, which was also my first ebook, it now is part of 6 guides to northern Scandinavia.…
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First Sun - Friday Photo #262
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Friday Photo #262 – First Sun

Photo: First sun of the new year, Offersøykammen, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 10, 2018. 11:16 Though the polar night technically finished around January 5/6, weather kept the sun hidden for a few days longer. But finally…
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New Year - Friday Photo #261
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Friday Photo #261 – New Year

Photo: Descending towards Vindstad, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 9, 2017 Welcome to 2018! Well, the first post of the year at least. I probably should have come up with something bigger and more important to say this week,…
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Myrland Winter - Friday Photo #260
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Friday Photo #260 – Myrland Winter

Photo: Myrland in white, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 23, 2017. 13:15 Lofoten was fortunate to have a wonderful white Christmas with northern lights dancing in the sky overhead this year. In the days prior to Christmas,…
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Polar Night - Firday Photo #259
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Friday Photo #259 – Polar Night

Photo: Polar night, Skjelford, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. Dec 11, 2016. 14:33 The winter solstice passed yesterday. That means the darkest days are behind us here in the north. Though it will still be some weeks until we finally…
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Myrland Breakwater - Friday Photo #258
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Friday Photo #258 – Breakwater

Photo: The old breakwater at Myrland, Flakdstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. November 26, 2017. 12:10 During the 2nd rockslide incident in November, which left us cutoff for 12 days, I decided to take a walk down to our old breakwater…
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Matmora Hiking Guide Lofoten Islands

New Mountain Hiking Guides

Over the last week I've added 6 new mountain hikes to the site: Flakstadøy - Moltind, Flakstadtind Vestvågøy - Veggen, Kleivheia, Østhimmeltind Austvågøy - Matmora It is the dark season here, so I'm getting a lot of writing…
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Winter Moonlight - Friday Photo #257
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Friday Photo #257 – Night Hikes

Photo: Winter moonlight on Mannen, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. November 30, 2017. 20:32 The polar night has arrived on Lofoten, and with it means that most of our lives take place in darkness these days. And so when the weather…
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Polar Night - Friday Photo #256
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Friday Photo #256 – Polar Night

Photo: Twilight glow of winter’s polar night, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 11, 2016. 10:49 As December arrives the Lofoten is soon about to enter the mørketid, otherwise known as the polar night - the time in which…
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winter hiking - Friday Photo #255
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Friday Photo #255 – Winter Hiking

Photo: Winter on Volandstind, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 13, 2017. 12:19 It is getting to be that time of year in which I’m receiving an increased amount of emails asking if it’s possible to hike such and such mountain…
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