Entries by Cody

Spring snow flurries over Stamsund

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One of the cool things about the north is how quickly the weather comes and goes.  One April morning after a night of snow I woke up to nice sunny weather.  First thought of mine was to head up Steinetind (the mountain in the center of the first pic) and take in the view.  Around […]

Hurtigruten comes to Stamsund

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Continuing on the Lofoten theme of the last couple days… The Hurtigruten is a daily coastal ferry that runs the length of Norway from Bergen in the south to Kirkenes, far into the arctic circle in the north. Stamsund is one of it’s ports of call. And twice from there, I’ve caught a ride south. […]

A Death in the North

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Hmm, another Lofoten post. Perhaps I’ve been at moderate latitudes for a bit too long and need another journey north. I had actually planed to travel to Lofoten around the new year to experience the polar night and the first coming of the sun, unfortunately, German class has put a ruin to those plans. Perhaps […]

Lofoten Coast

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(April 2007) One stormy spring evening I headed out of the warmth of the Stamsund Vandrehjem to take some photos of the coastline. I stood watching the waves crashing among the rocks for a few minutes until I was confident of a certain rock that would provide a close location to the sea but keep […]

Indian Summer: Evening bouldering at Zogenreuth

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Saturday evening (more like late afternoon, as it gets dark all too early these days) bouldering session up on the hill above Zogenreuth. It was a surprisingly warm day for this time of year. Last Thursday I already encountered my first bit of snow while on my way to school in the the morning and […]

My first visit to Rackwick

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Late September 2003. I was nearly a month into a two month solo trip to Scotland. I found myself sitting in a hostel in Stromness on a cold rainy night listening to tales about the island of Hoy. It was a mere accident that I had arrived at Stromness and only because of tales of […]