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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Mountain peak rises from sea as viewed from Ryten, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Friday Photo #82 – Kjerringa Rain

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Photo: Summer showers over Kjerringa from Ryten, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  August 26, 2012.  19:40 This photo is from almost exactly a year earlier that last week's image, taken during my first hike up Ryten.  I actually…
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hiker enjoying view of Kvalvika beach from near summit of Ryten, Moskenesoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Friday Photo #81 – Ryten And Kvalvika

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Photo: Evening light over Kvalvika beach from Ryten, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Noway.  August  30, 2013.  19:53 I think the view from Ryten down to Kvalvika beach is perhaps one of the most spectacular scenes on Lofoten.  I know…
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Bunes beach as viewed from Helvetestinden, Moskenesoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Friday Photo #80 – Bunes Beach From Helvetestinden

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Photo: Bunes beach from Helvetestind, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  August 15, 2013.  11:54 Helvetestind is one of those mountains I got to know from the ground before the summit.  A massive, solid piece of granite, it rises…
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Northern Lights fill sky above mountains of Lofoten Islands, Norway

Lofoten Images in 2015 Geo Saison Calendar Germany

Photo: Northern Lights over Stamsund, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  October 2011 For any of you guys in the German speaking countries, a couple of my Lofoten Islands photos are in the GEO 'Im Licht des Nordens' 2015 calendar. The…
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Dramatic clouds over summit of Hermannsdalstinden, Moskenesoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Friday Photo #79 – Hermannsdalstind Storm

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Photo: Darkening sky over Hermannsdalstind, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Aug 24, 2013.  08:46 After having spent the night out in the open on the summit of Hermannsdalstind, the highest mountain in the western half of Lofoten,…
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Frozen sea ice along winter coastline, near Nedredal, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Friday Photo #78 – Ice Puzzle

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Photo:  Ice puzzle, Nedredal, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  February 7, 2014.  15:23 Despite the cold temperatures and traces of snow on the higher mountain peaks, Winter in the low grounds was particularly difficult to find…
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Lofoten – Norway Travel Plans – Summer/Autumn 2014

Photo: Sunrise rainbow at Bunes beach, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  August 2013 A couple days ago I booked two sets of plane tickets for Norway!  As many times as I've been to Lofoten now, I still get excited once I commit…
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