Mountain peaks rise over empty sands at Kvalvika beach, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Lofoten Islands Winter 2014 Part 6 – A Night At Kvalvika Beach

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Photo: Footprints in the sand at Kvalvika beach, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  March 2014 It is a scenic bus journey from Narvik to Lofoten.  I keep telling myself that I need to spend more time exploring Vesterålen and Ofoten,…
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Waves wash over snow covered sand in winter at Myrland beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Friday Photo #74 – Myrland Beach

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Photo:  Winter dawn at Myrland beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  February 2, 2014.  09:14 I still hadn’t quite gotten my timings quite right, but I was expecting to see a glow beginning to appear on the horizon as I…
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Northern Lights - Aurora Borealis shine in sky over Olstind mountain peak and fjord near Reine, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Lofoten Islands Winter 2014 Part 5 – Departure

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Photo: Northern lights fill the sky over Olstind, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  February 2014 The sky was once again filled with clouds as evening came to Hamnøy.  We were mostly off to an early bed, Michael the only one remain…
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Værøy islands rise over sea while illuminated by winter sunset, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Friday Photo #73 – Vaeroy Sunset

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Photo:  Winter sunset over Værøy, Å I Lofoten, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  February 11, 2014.  15:11 The island of Værøy is located some 16km over the sea from the ending of the E10 in Å.  With the winter sun setting…
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Frozen sea ice along winter coastline, near Nedredal, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Lofoten Islands Winter 2014 Part 4 – Arrival Of The Aussies

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Photo: Frozen sea ice on the coast of Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  February 2014 After the previous night’s sunset at Å, I was hoping for one last view of Reine in the morning, but alas, I rose to a heavy mist falling from…
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Winter sunset illuminates snow covered mountain peaks, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Friday Photo #72 – Winter Mountain Light

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Photo:  Winter sunset over mountains, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  February 9, 2014.  15:35 This week’s image is not something spectacular, but more to illustrate wonderful light that I was in the wrong place for.  Other…
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spectacular view over mountains and fjords from Reinebringen, Lofoten islands, Norway

Lofoten Sailing Expedition August 2014

Photo: Autumn view from Reinebringen, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  I’m skipping this weeks continuation of my Lofoten winter travels series for a more important announcement: I’m going sailing around Lofoten! From…
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Tent with scenic mountain backdrop while wild camping at Horseid beach, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Friday Photo #71 – Horseid Beach Camping

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Photo: Tent and mountains at Horseid beach, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  March 3, 2014.  16:40 With each visit I make to Horseid beach, I’m more and more convinced that it is one of the most beautiful places in the world,…
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Winter sunrise over Vestfjord from Toppøya, near Reine, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Lofoten Islands Winter 2014 Part 3 – Time Passes Slowly

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Photo: Heavy skies over Unstad beach at dawn, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  February 2014 [Part 3 of my February/March 2014 Lofoten Islands travels] Morning was slow to come.  After midnight had gone, time seemed to come…
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Silhouette shapes of empty cod drying racks at sunrise, Toppøy, near Reine, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Friday Photo #70 – Winter Cod Racks

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Photo: Empty cod drying racks at dawn, Toppøya, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  February 15, 2014.  08:41 During my first two weeks on Lofoten I had wandered around Toppøya on numerous occasions; with the southerly winter sunrise, it is…
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Waves wash over snow covered rock in winter at Myrland beach, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Lofoten Islands Winter 2014 Part 2 – Lessons In Sleep

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Photo: Myrland beach at dawn, Flakstadoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  February 2014 [Part 2 of my February/March 2014 Lofoten Islands travels] February mornings are slow to arrive on Lofoten, so even if you’ve been up late chasing…
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Lone winter tree silhouetted against mountain sunset, near Fredvang, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Friday Photo #69 – Winter Tree

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Photo: Tree silhouette, near Fredvang, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  February 4, 2014.  14:27 For the month of May I be focusing on panoramic images for each week’s Friday Photo.  I don’t shoot as many panos as I used…
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Northern Lights - Aurora Borealis shine in Sky over Uttakleiv beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Lofoten Islands Winter 2014 Part 1 – Northern Lights Greetings

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Photo: Northern Lights fill the sky over Utakleiv beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  February 1, 2014 [This is the first post of a six part series about my travels to Lofoten during February and March 2014.  More will come…
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Northern Lights over Vik beach, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Friday Photo #68 – Northern Lights Over Vik

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Photo:  Northern Lights over Vik beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  February 1, 2014.  22:45 The journeys from California to Lofoten are always long, and I always arrive thinking of the soonest possibility I can lie down…
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Cod Stockfish hang to dry in cold winter air, Toppøya, Reine, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Friday Photo #67 – Winter Sunrise

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Photo:  Winter sunrise and empty cod racks, Toppøy, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  February 3, 2014.  09:20 My second morning on Lofoten and the wind was screaming in from the south, cold and bitter; I had not quite gotten…
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Lake Agvatnet in winter, Moskenesoy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Friday Photo #66 – Lake Agvatnet Winter

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Photo:  Patterns of snow on lake Ågvatnet, Å I Lofoten, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  February 2, 2014.  15:27 I had been following the on Lofoten for the months before my travels at the beginning of February and knew the…
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