Lake Ågvatnet and snow covered mountain landscape, Å I Lofoten, Lofoten islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #55 – Agvatnet Winter

Photo: Lake Ågvatnet in Winter, Å I Lofoten, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Jan 6, 2010.  14:22 Having followed the light from Vestvågøy to the end of the road at Å on this short January day, and the only day I saw the…
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Kroktind (707m) mountain peak reflects in small lake, Austvagoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Kroktinden – New Mountain Hiking Guide

Photo: Kroktinden (707m) reflects in small pond, Austvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. I have just added a new hiking page for the mountain peak Kroktind, located on Austvågøy. - CLICK HERE - to checkout the guide. Photo:…
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driving on winter road with snow, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #54 – Winter Roads

Photo: Heading to Haukland beach on winter roads, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Feb 6, 2012.  8:57 This week's photo is more for illustrative purposes than of something scenic.  With more and more people planning on visiting…
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Stormy sky over Selfjord and mountains of Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #53 – Summer Clouds

Photo: Ominous clouds fill the sky as I make my way towards Kvalvika beach, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  July 22, 2006.  19:24 I'm digging pretty deep into the archives for this one, mainly because Kvalvika beach has been…
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Block of ice on frozen Haukland beach in winter, Vestvagøy, Lofoten islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #52 – Haukland Beach Winter

Photo: January dawn on Haukland beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  January 6, 2010.  09:49 Some time ago I posted a photo from this morning at Haukland beach, but as I'm now less than one month away from returning to the…
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View of Vik and Haukland beaches from summit of Holandsmelen mountain peak, Vestvagoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #51 – Holandsmelen

Photo: Afternoon light over Vik and Haukland beaches from the summit of Holandsmelen, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  26 Sept, 2013.  17:30 I almost didn't head up Holandsmelen on this afternoon, preferring to be a bit lazy,…
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New Website Design

It's getting a bit late on a Saturday night and here I sit home alone, putting the final touches on a new design for the website. There are still a lot of pages to update to the new template, but more or less everything should be up an running…
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View over Reine and Fjord landscape from summit of Reinebringen, Moskenesoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #50 – Reine from Reinebringen

Photo: The most iconic image of the Lofoten Islands: Reine from the summit of Reinebringen, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  September 26, 2013.  09:10 I post this weeks Friday Photo to help illustrate the importance of time of…
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Northern Lights shine in sky over sea and mountains of Vestvagoy, from near Myrland, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #49 – Northern Lights Over Himmeltindan

Photo: Northern Lights over Himmeltindan from Myrland, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  24 September, 2013.  22:54 After waiting two weeks for a new Nikon D800 camera to arrive, having dropped dropped it in a lake in Sweden, I…
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Scenic Myrland beach, Flakstadoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #48 – Myrland Beach

Photo: Myrland beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  September 1, 2013.  20:55 Formerly, the beach at Myrland was a place I only visited on rare occasions.  But in the last year, perhaps because I have grown tired of some of…
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Tent camping on narrow ridge of summit of Reinebringen mountain peak, Reine, Moskenesoy, lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #47 – Reinebringen Camping

Photo: Camping on summit of Reinebringen, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  September 25, 2013.  20:44 You can read a bit more about what lead me to the summit of Reinebringen on a late September night in my Friday Photo #43 post…
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Northern Lights shine in sky over empty cod stockfish drying racks, near Storsandnes, Flakstadoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #46 – Autumn Aurora

Photo: Aurora and empty stockfish drying racks, near Storsandnes, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  September 24, 2013.  23:36 As the aurora that had filled the sky 30 minutes before finally began to lose strength and fade, I took…
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Evening light over mountain landscape from rocky summit of Hermannsdalstinden, Moskenesoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #45 – Hermannsdalstinden

Photo:  Summer evening on summit of Hermannsdalstinden, Moskenesøy. Lofoten Islands, Norway.  August 23, 2013.  20:57 The sky overhead was still blue as I reached the summit of Hermannsdalstinden early on a Friday evening.  Catching…
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Rainbow at Sunrise over mountains from Bunes Beach, Moskenesoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #44 – Bunes Beach Rainbow

Photo: Rainbow at sunrise emerges from mountains at Bunes beach, Moskenesøya, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  August 17, 2013.  04:29 Perhaps one of the best sunrises I have ever photographed on Lofoten, I nearly slept through this one.…
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Holandsmelen summit view Lofoten Islands Norway
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Holandsmelen – New Mountain Hiking Guide

There is now a hiking page for Holandsmelen up on the site. -CLICK HERE- Holandsmelen is a small, round peak to the north of Leknes on Vestvågøy.  The summit is reached after an easy hike where one is given fantastic views over Vik…
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Twilight view from Reinebringen over Reine, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Friday Photo #43 – Reinebringen Twilight

Photo: Twilight over Reine from summit of Reinebringen, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  September 25, 2013.  19:48 Clear September skies and hopes of a repeat of the previous night’s Northern Lights led me to the summit of…
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