Entries by Cody

Lofoten Islands – Reinebringen Summer Day

The view from Reinebringen is one of the classic views of the Lofoten islands.  A good weather forecast along with plenty of luck would find me hiking up the mountain on a perfectly calm and cloudless Sunday afternoon, probably the best day of the 2 weeks I was on the islands.  The only drawback was […]

Vestfjord

Vestfjord and mountains of Vestvågøy in summer twilight.  Proper night doesn’t come to the Lofoten islands in late July.  One is instead given several hours of magical twilight light which is a dream for photographers.  You begin to loose track of time and after a few days you’ll end up ‘staying up’ for sunrise to […]

Utakleiv Beach- Lofoten islands

Utakleiv beach, Lofoten islands, Norway.  I have never been to Utakleiv in sunny or calm weather.   No matter if the there is not a single cloud to be seen over the whole of the islands, as soon as I go to Utakleiv some weather vortex brings in clouds.

Memurudalen – Jotunheimen national park

Photo: Memurudalen panoramic, Jotunheimen national park, Norway Memurudalen (say that 10 times) is a scenic alpine valley that ends on the northern side of lake Gjende.  The northern end of the valley rises into glaciers and mountains, from where the fast and cold Muru river flows. Photo: Surtninssue rises above Memurudalen, Jotunheimen national park, Norway […]

Norway | Lofoten Islands and Jotunheimen National Park

Photo: Summer twilight over Vestfjord at midnight, Stamsund, Lofoten islands, Norway Photo: 1:30 AM summer twilight, Stamsund, Lofoten islands, Norway From the end of July to the middle of August I was over in Norway.  First two weeks were on the Lofoten Islands waiting out mostly bad weather for an elusive sun.  The third week […]

Twmpa – Black Mountains, Wales

Twmpa, also known as Lord Hereford’s knob, is a somewhat prominent looking, but fairly low peak in the northern part of the Black mountains, Brecon Beacons national park, Wales

Hay Bluff – Brecon Beacons national park, Wales

Hay Bluff is a small (677 meter) peak on the northeast edge of the Black Mountains and Brecon Beacons national park. The English/Welsh border runs roughly through the left side of the peak in the above photo, as well as Offa’s Dyke national footpath which follows the border for the most part. The bluff is […]

To Lofoten

If I timed this post properly, it should be 4:30 AM (Norwegian time) Wednesday morning and I’ll just be getting off the ferry in Moskenes after over 24 hours of straight travel.  Hopefully it wont be raining and hopefully the 3 hour crossing will have been a bit calmer than the above photo, which was […]

Norwegian Hiking and Backpacking

Photo: Camping above lake Bygdin, Jotunheimen national park, Norway Photo: Cloudy skies over mountains and glaciers in Jotunheimen national park, Norway. To put it nicely, Norway is not a ‘sunny’ country.  Don’t be fooled by travel guides and brochures showing photos scenic green meadows, waterfalls, or fjords with calm puffy white clouds and blue skies […]