Autumn view from Hoven, Gimsøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Friday Photo #95 – Hoven In Autumn

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Photo: Golden colored autumn landscape from the summit of Hoven, Gimsøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Sept 26, 2012.  12:13 Hoven is something of a unique mountain on Lofoten in that it stands completely alone, surrounded by the flat,…
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Detail of blueberry bush in Autumn, Norway

Friday Photo #94 – Autumn Color

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Photo: Colorful blueberry bush in autumn, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Oct 3, 2012.  11:09 For those of you who've followed this site for a while, you'll know that I'm not much of a macro/detail photographer.  But sometimes…
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Northern Lights fill sky over sea and mountains, Stamsund, Vestvagoy, Lofoten islands, Norway

Friday Photo #93 – Stamsund Aurora

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Photo: Northern lights rise into the sky over Stamsund, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Oct 8, 2011.  23:14 Good things (sometimes) come to those who wait.  In my case, this was my last night of a 2 week trip on Lofoten.  A…
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View from rocky summit of Holandsmelen mountain peak, Vestvagoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Friday Photo #92 – Holandsmelen Autumn

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Photo: Autumn light shines across the rocky summit of Holandsmelen, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  September 26, 2013.  17:35 Day 3, mountain 3.  After having spent a rather sleepless (because I was trying to keep an eye out…
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Rugged mountain landscape viewed from summit of Kroktind (707m), Austvagoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Friday Photo #91 – Kroktinden View

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Photo: The wild mountain peaks of Lofoten from the summit of Kroktinden, Austvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Sept 27, 2013.  15:40 Day 4, mountain 4.  After having dropped my camera in a lake in Sweden a few weeks earlier, by the…
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Scenic Myrland beach, Flakstadoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Friday Photo #90 – Myrland Beach Sunset

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Photo: Myrland beach sunset, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Sept 1, 2013.  20:24 I've probably mentioned it before, but Myrland has become one of my favorite beaches in the last couple years.  Perhaps I've just become over…
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Sunset behind rugged mountain peaks and Kjerkfjord from Reinebringen peak, Reine, Lofoten islands, Norway

Friday Photo #89 – Kjerkfjord Sunset

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Photo: Setting sun behind Kjerkfjord from the summit of Reinebringen, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  July 25, 2010.  11:13 For my first hike up Reinebringen I decided to to the most obvious thing one getting to the top; spend…
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Ray of light silhouettes stormy mountain landscape, Vestvagoy, Lofoten islands, Norway

Friday Photo #88 – Summer Storm

Photo: Ray of light shines over Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  August 1, 2010.  22:12 Despite what you might see in the travel guides, summer on Lofoten is not always blue sky at 20+ degree temperatures.  The summer of 2010…
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Dramatic coastal mountain landscape viewed from Ryten, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Return to Lofoten

Photo: Summer evening view from the summit of Ryten, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  August 2014 I will be on Lofoten now for more of less the whole of September.  Hopefully the weather is as good as the previous two years, as I have put…
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Rugged rocky coastline and mountain view at Stamsund, Vestvågøy, Lofoten islands, Norway

Friday Photo #87 – Stamsund Sunset

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Photo: Pink sunset over Stamsund, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  July 22, 2010.  00:51 The year 2010 was my first summer back on Lofoten for four years, having spent my last few trips getting to know the islands in the other…
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Waves break across rocky coastline at Unstad beach, Vestvagoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Friday Photo #85 – Uttakleiv Light

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Photo: Afternoon light at Utakleiv beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  August 28, 2013.  18:14 For the last few years I've tried to tell myself that I have enough photos of Utakliev beach.  Yet, like clockwork, each time…
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View of river flowing towards Kvalvika beach, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Norwegian Sailing Adventure – Tromso To Lofoten

Photo: Kvalvika Beach, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  August 2013 Part two of my travels in Norway begin today: A two week sailing expedition from Tromsø along the Norwegian coast to the Lofoten Islands with Vertical Shot Expeditions. I…
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Moon rises over Vestfjord and Moskenesoy from summit of Hermannsdalstind, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Friday Photo #85 – Vestfjord Moonrise

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Photo: Moonrise over Vestfjord from summit of Hermannsdalstind, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  August 23, 2013.  21:15 It was early evening by the time I arrived on the summit of Hermannsdalstind, the sun hanging low on the…
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Norway Hiking

Heading to Tromso

Photo: Hiking into the arctic sun, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  August 2013 My last days to enjoy the California sunshine are over and I'm once again on my way north of the arctic circle; which is really my favorite place to be anyhow. …
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Summer twilight over mountains of Lofoten islands, Stamsund, Norway

Friday Photo #84 – Stamsund Twilight

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Photo: Summer twilight, Stamsund, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  July 31, 2010. 01:19 Summers on Lofoten mean sleepless nights.  With the sun finally setting in mid July, the following weeks provide magical twilight nights as…
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Late summer sun low on horizon over Norwegian sea, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Friday Photo #83 – Sea And Sky

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Photo: Evening sun over Norwegian sea from Ryten, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  August 26, 2012.  20:38 An hour after I took last week's photo, the sun was finally beginning to near the horizon.  It had been a long, cold wait…
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