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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landslide - Friday Photo #254
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Friday Photo #254 – Isolated

Photo: Large rock-slide blocks the road to Myrland, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. November 17, 2017. 12:14 Thursday evening sometime between 20:00 and 22:00 nature send a reminder of who is in charge. A friend and come over for…
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Winter's Arrival - Friday Photo #253
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Friday Photo #253 – Winter’s Arrival

Photo: Winter arrives in the north, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 29, 2017. 14:55 It is hard to say exactly - when autumn ends and winter begins. Every year is slightly different, but usually sometime in the end of October…
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Banff Mountain Film Festival 2017 Norway

BANFF Mountain Film Festival Lofoten

BANFF Mountain Film Festival - Saturday November 11, 2017. Meieret Kino, Leknes, Lofoten Islands. Just a final reminder that the BANFF Mountain Film festival is just a few days away. Come join the fun and help support outdoor initiatives…
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Aurora Camping - Friday Photo #252
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Friday Photo #252 – Aurora Camping

Photo: September northern lights camping under full moon, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. September 8, 2017. 01:25 …Continuing on from last weeks Friday Photo #251. This is now a bit later in the evening. I had begun to crawl…
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Horseid Aurora - Friday Photo #251
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Friday Photo #251 – Horseid Aurora

Photo: Northern Lights over Horseid beach, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. September 8, 2017. 00:27 I already posted a photo from this trip last month for Friday Photo #247, the night after this while down on the beach itself. The…
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Lofoten Photo Tour - Summer Twilight 2018
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2018 Lofoten Photo Tour Schedule

It has been a busy finish to the autumn, with the best September weather that I can remember, and a pretty good October as well: Seeming endless days of sun and nights of northern lights - the past five nights in a row as I write this on…
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Campfire and Northern Lights - Friday Photo #250
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Friday Photo #250 – Aurora Campfire

Photo: Campfire below northern lights, Storsandnes, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. September 28, 2017. 22:33 Sometimes life is best enjoyed simply by being there. The final evening of my 2017 Exploring Autumn photo tour, this was…
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Veggen Coffee - Friday Photo #249
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Friday Photo #249 – Veggen Coffee

Photo: Dinner and a coffee on the summit of Veggen, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. September 4, 2017. 20:16 Despite the mild, and almost hot, weather this September, as each day passes, the sun sinks a bit lower in the sky. As…
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Haukland Aurora - Friday Photo #248
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Friday Photo #248 – Haukland Beach Aurora

Photo: Haukland aurora, Haukland beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. September 27, 2017. 22:04 Had my tour finished before this night, I already would have been content that my clients had already gotten some decent aurora photos.…
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Horseid Aurora - Friday Photo #247
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Friday Photo #247 – Aurora Over Horseid

Photo: Northern lights over Horseid beach, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. September 8, 2017. 22:38 Clear sky, full moon, mild temperatures and solar storm. The aurora season this year was off to a good start! But with seemly perfect…
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