Lofoten Islands, Norway: Remaining snow at low tide in Flakstadpollen. Friday Photo #212 - 68 North. Lofoten Islands Photography and Travel

Friday Photo #212 – Flakstadpollen Winter

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Photo: Snow formations in Flakstadpollen at low tide, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 16, 2016. 15:35 A day that had started with brilliant color (see Friday Photo 183) ended with the typical winter blue of heavy clouds…
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Friday Photo #211 - Reinebringen Winter

Friday Photo #211 – Reinebringen Winter

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Photo: Winter view from Reinebringen over Kjerkfjord, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 15, 2017. 12:35 It is now 21:30 on Thursday night. I had already written a previous post for this weeks Friday photo, but events of the…
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New Image Gallery – Autumn 2016

Photo: September sunrise from Tønsåsheia, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. September 2016. An image gallery from Autumn 2016 is now online: click here It was a fairly mild autumn on Lofoten last year, and I managed to get in…
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Friday Photo #210 - Nesland Sun

Friday Photo #210 – Nesland Sun

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Photo: Return of the sun! Nesland, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 12, 2017. 12:07 I was sitting down writing this text for another photo thursday morning, the sky grey and misty looking north towards Volandstind from my…
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Friday Photo #209 - Sakrisøy Winter

Friday Photo #209 – Winter Tourism

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Photo: Sakrisøy and Olstind in winter, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 22, 2015. 17:39 I couldn’t really decide for a photo for today’s post. However, with near storm force winds hitting the islands today, maybe I…
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Friday Photo #208 - Kvalvika Winter

Friday Photo #208 – Kvalvika Beach Winter

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Photo: Winter view over Kvalvika beach from Ryten, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 28, 2016. 16:22 I attempted a night camping on Ryten last year (2015), however conditions deteriorated and it was so windy that standing…
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New Image Gallery – Summer 2016

Photo: July sunset over Bunes beach, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. With only a couple days left in the year, I have finally gotten around to uploading a gallery from this summer. SUMMER 2016 It was a busy year, and there…
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Friday Photo #207 - Uttakleiv Moonlight

Friday Photo #207 – Uttakleiv Moonlight

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Photo: Full moon illuminates winter landscape at Uttakleiv, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 22, 2016. 19:38 This isn’t the image I wanted to take on this night. With a perfect weather forecast coinciding with a nearly…
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Volandstind mountain hiking guide - Lofoten Islands

New Lofoten Hiking Guide – Volandstind

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After a long pause in adding new content, mainly because I've been busy writing my next ebook for Lofoten - a hiking/mountain photography guide to Moskenesøy and Flakstadøy, I have added a new mountain hike to the site: VOLANDSTIND Volandstind…
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Friday Photo #206 - Lofoten Mørketid

Friday Photo #206 – Skjelfjord Polar Night

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Photo: Skjelfjord polar night, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 11, 2012. 12:23 Last weeks photo showed the normal weather Lofoten’s has been having for most of December so far. However, on Sunday, everything changed and…
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Friday Photo #205 - Lofoten Mørketid

Friday Photo #205 – Lofoten Mørketid

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Photo: Nesland coast, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. December 9, 2016. 12:01 This week was the begging of the winter mørketid, literally dark time, but otherwise known as the polar night. On Lofoten it occurs during the weeks…
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Friday Photo #204 - Reine Sunrise

Friday Photo #204 – Reine Sunrise

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Photo: Autumn sunrise over Reine, near Vindstad, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 23, 2016. 08:51 The original plan for the previous night had been to camp on the summit of Storskiva. But it was far too windy to stay up high…
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Friday Photo #203 - Persatind Gimsøy

Friday Photo #203 – Persatind Gimsøy

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Photo: Summit of Persatind, Gimsøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. November 18, 2016. 13:47 There is barely four hours of daylight on Lofoten as the middle of November arrives and passes. Each day feels darker and darker, even with clear skies.…
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Friday Photo #202 - Skagsanden Aurora

Friday Photo #202 – Skagsanden Aurora

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Photo: Northern lights over Skagsanden beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. October 16, 2016. 20:33 With a full moon rising into the October night, the clear evening sky erupted into a brilliant aurora. I had just finished dinner…
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Friday Photo #201 - Ballstad Northern Lights

Friday Photo #201 – November Aurora

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Photo: Northern lights over cod racks, Ballstad, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. November 10, 2016. 16:52 I was on my way to Ballstad in the late afternoon yesterday to drop off a friend after some hiking and a bit of shopping in…
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Friday Photo #200 - Winter Camfire

Friday Photo #200 – Winter Campfire

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Photo: Evening campfire below Reka, Rekadalen, Langøya, Vesterålen, Norway. Nov, 2, 2016. 16:19 The past couple days I was up on Vesterålen to make an attempt to climb Reka, an iconic peak a bit north of Sortland. In the short and…
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