Sunset Season - Friday Photo #601
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Friday Photo #601 – Sunset Season

Photo: Midnight sun illuminates the sky over the northern horizon, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 11, 2024. 01:00 The midnight sun is getting noticeably lower on the northern horizon and by next week it will once again touch…
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Simply Summer - Friday Photo #600
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Friday Photo #600 – Simply Summer

Photo: Summer wildflowers glow in the endless light of the midnight sun, Myrland, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. July 2, 2023. 02:13 Friday Photo #600. That is a lot of articles about a small set of islands on the edge of the…
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Summer Grey - Friday Photo #599
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Friday Photo #599 – Summer Grey

Photo: Misty grey summer weather over flowery meadow on Yttersia - northern coast of Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 16, 2024. 18:24 This week it is another photo of less than ideal summer weather - a misty grey, light fog,…
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Midsummer Midnight - Friday Photo #598
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Friday Photo #598 – Midsummer midnight

Photo: Midsummer midnight sun over the sea, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 20, 2024. 00:00 Yesterday was the summer solstice and the sun’s highest low point over the northern horizon for the year. From now on the days get shorter -…
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Friday Photo #597 – Dark Summer Skies

Photo: Rain heavy clouds fill the midnight sky over mountains of west Lofoten. June 7, 2021. 0042 Last week (Friday Photo #596) I wrote about the endless light of summer’s midnight sun. But that was only part of the story. The endless…
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Neverending Light - Friday Photo #596
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Friday Photo #596 – Neverending Light

Photo: Mountains of Vestvågøy rise from a shimmering night sea, Lofoten Islands, Norway. June 4, 2021. 01:57 Two weeks into the midnight sun season and Lofoten is bathed in 24 hour sunlight. And the days only get bright over the following…
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Two Seasons - Friday Photo #595
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Friday Photo #595 – Two Seasons

Photo: Mid May snowfall over mountains of Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 16, 2020. 22:45 This week’s photo is a nice example of the duality of May - Endless days and and snowy mountains. There have been many weeks of winter…
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Still Snow - Friday Photo #594
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Friday Photo #594 – Still Snow

Photo: May sunset over Skrådalstinden, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 20, 2021. 23:33 With June and the summer hiking season just around the corner, the early season can still present significant amounts of snow in the inland…
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Late Nights - Friday Photo #593
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Friday Photo #592 – Late Nights

Photo: Evening sun shines over Kvalvika beach, Lofotodden national park, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 15, 2021. 22:55 Lofoten’s midnight sun season officially begins next week on May 24th. But for the whole of May, there…
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Friday Photo #592 - Waiting for Summer
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Friday Photo #592 – Waiting For Summer

Photo: Oystercatcher in evening sunlight, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 10, 2021. 22:11 I’ve probably written this every year for the past 10 years, and I’ll write it again now: I find the month of May a strange season…
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Still Winter - Friday Photo #591
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Friday Photo #591 – May Or Winter

Photo: Cold weather and fresh snow leaves mid May looking like winter, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 8, 2022. 18:08 By early May the nights are no longer dark and the midnight sun is only a few weeks away. The light says…
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Nappstraumen Aurora - Friday Photo #590
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Friday Photo #590 – Northern Lights Over Nappstraumen

Photo: Northern Lights swirl in the sky over Himmeltindan, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. January 19, 2024. 23:38 The nights are now no longer fully dark on Lofoten, and that means the northern lights season has come to an end.…
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Ptarmigan - Friday Photo #589
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Friday Photo #589 – Willow Ptarmigan

Photo: Willow Ptarmigan - Rype walks across snowy field, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 18, 2022. 17:01 The long days of mid April bring an ever increasing level of activity to Lofoten as the migratory birds arrive and fight…
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Friday Photo #588 – Snow On The Roof

Photo: Snow covered roof tiles, Reine, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 14, 2024. 10:05 Gentle snow had been falling all morning, brining winter back to what had previously been a dry looking Lofoten. Walking out of my cabin mid-morning,…
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Second Winter - Friday Photo #587
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Friday Photo #587 – 12 Seasons

Photo: Snow blows across Haukland beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 24, 2024. 08:59 There is somewhat of a joke about Lofoten actually having 12 seasons during the year, instead of 4. And you can probably guess already,…
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Season's End - Friday Photo #586
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Friday Photo #586 – Season’s End

Photo: Last workshop aurora of 2024 winter season, Gimsøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March, 24, 2024. 22:44 After 7 back to back workshops starting on January 31st, my winter guiding season has finally come to an end as I dropped off…
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