Gimsøy Summer - Friday Photo #234

Friday Photo #234 – Gimsøy Summer

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Photo: Hoven reflects in small pond under light of the midnight sun, Gimsøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 12, 2017. 00:57 Even thought the midnight sun doest look visually different than a sun low on the horizon at any other time of…
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Helvetestind - Friday Photo #233

Friday Photo #233 – Helvetestind Fog

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Photo: Summer fog flowing over Vindstad from Helvetestind, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 13, 2017. 23:06 I wasn’t planning to post another photo from Helvetestind, but I also hadn’t planned on making my second trip up…
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Helvetestind Camping - Friday Photo #232

Friday Photo #232 – Helvetestind Camping

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Photo: Summit camp on Helvetestind, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 4, 2017. 00:42 Continuing from last weeks photo over Bunes beach, here is my camping spot on the summit of Helvetestind. Truthfully, I thought about just sleeping…
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Bunes Beach - Friday Photo #231

Friday Photo #231 – Bunes Beach

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Photo: Midnight sun over Bunes beach from Helvetestind, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 3, 2017. 23:56 On my first visit to Helvetestind some years ago I wasn’t sure if it was possible to camp on the summit, so I left my…
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Myrland Spring - Friday Photo #230

Friday Photo #230 – Myrland Spring

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Photo: Spring snow over Myrland, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 30, 2017. 23:34 A cold north wind has been blowing across Lofoten during the last week. And while the summer sun has arrived on the islands, summer temperatures…
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Ytresand Midnight - Friday Photo #229

Friday Photo #229 – Ytresand Midnight Sun

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Photo: Moltind and Stortind reflect on Ytresand beach under the spring midnight sun, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 29, 2016. 23:48 In a few more days the midnight sun will arrive on Lofoten. And by midnight sun, I mean that…
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Stornappstind Sunset - Friday Photo #228

Friday Photo #228 – Stornappstind Sunset

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Photo: Last light over Stornappstind from Slettind, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 13, 2017. 22:24 The midnight sun is little more than a week away now, but I have already begun the transition to ‘night’ hiking. Though…
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Ryten Spring Snow - Friday Photo #227

Friday Photo #227 – Spring Snow

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Photo: Spring snow flurries over Ramberg from Ryten, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 19, 2016. 22:35 While the midnight sun is just around the corner and the nights are no longer dark, the last few days have seen the weather…
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Østhimmeltind - Friday Photo #226

Friday Photo #226 – Østhimmeltind

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Photo: Twilight on the summit ridge of Østhimmeltind (883m), Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 26, 2017. 20:49 Last week I headed up Østhimmel wind for an attempted winter/spring ascent. With the long days from late April…
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Mannen Sunset - Friday Photo #225

Friday Photo #225 – Mannen

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Photo: Summit of Mannen (791m) at sunset, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 16, 2017. 20:04 My body still recovering after only half a day of rest from the first 4 days of my Easter adventures in west Lofoten, I found myself…
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Easter Camping - Friday Photo #225

Friday Photo #224 – Easter Camping

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Photo: Room with a view, Ågskaret, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 12, 2017. 20:16 Last week was the Easter holidays here in Norway - and in Norway, that means going outside and doing stuff, or sitting in your mountain cabin.…
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NIght Hiking - Friday Photo #223

Friday Photo #223 – Night Hiking

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Photo: Almost midnight hiking above Vindstad, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 7, 2017. 23:41 The Friday evening ferry doesn’t leave Reine until 21:30. And even though it feels like spring and the midnight sun is just around…
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Matmora Winter - Friday Photo #222

Friday Photo #222 – Matmora Winter

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Photo: Winter on Matmora, Austvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 19, 2017. 10:33 Friday took me east to Solvær, first for a presentation by Tormod Granheim on climbing on 4000m peaks in the Alps, and then, on Saturday, an avalanche…
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Skjelfjord Aurora - Friday Photo #221

Friday Photo #221 – Skjelfjord Aurora

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Photo: Northern Lights over Skjelfjord, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 31, 2017. 22:56 Today is the last day of March, and with that, soon it will be the end of the aurora season here on Lofoten. Though there are still…
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Kleivheia - Friday Photo #220

Friday Photo #220 – Unstad Twilight

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Photo: Twilight view over Unstad beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 3, 2017. 17:45 The original plan had been to head to another mountain on skis, but as we approached the route, there was far to little snow, so we headed…
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Unstad Beach - Friday Photo #219

Friday Photo #219 – Unstad Beach

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Photo: Outflowing waves on Unstad beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 21, 2017. 10:08 While the storm of the previous days had mostly calmed, the weather was still anything but good and snow was forecast for the afternoon.…
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