Norske landskap / Norwegian Landscapes

Low evening sun and dark clouds

Out bicycling past a canola field, the low sun and some dark clouds created a pretty special light!

Per Karlsatind

Per Karlsatind, one of the peaks in the Børvasstindene mountain range, South of Bodø, Northern Norway.

Børvasstindene from Per Karlsatind

The mountain range Børvasstindene, as seen from one of it's peaks, Per Karlsatind. The mountains are located across the fjord South of Bodø in Northern Norway.

Venjetindene

From Romsdalen, a valley in Northwestern Norway, with the mountain Store Venjetind (aka Vengetind) rising up behind.

Blånebba from Venjetind

The mountain Blånebba, as seen from the ascent to the mountain Store Venjetinden (aka Vengetind). The popular hiking trail Romsdalseggen follows the edge from after Blånebba, and ends up in the town of Åndalsnes down by the fjord behind.

Trollveggen from Venjetind

The Troll Wall, Europe's highest vertical mountain wall, as seen from the ascent to the mountain Store Venjetinden (aka Vengetind).

Rekvik

Rekvik is the small place where the road across the Northern part of Kvaløya island ends.

Tromsø in the dusk

Tromsøya island, with the city of Tromsø, in the winter evening.

Kvitdalen

Marsh surrounding a small and shallow pond in Kvitdalen, Dovre mountains, Norway.

Beiartindene

The peaks of Beiartindene, rising up above a fjord South of Bodø in Norhern Norway.

Romsdalen

The valley Romsdalen, seen from the peak Blånebba, along the hiking route Romsdalseggen ("Romsdal Edge"). Romsdalshorn, the peak to left, is one of Norway's most popular climbing mountains.

The King and the Queen

Early moring light on Kongen and Dronninga - the King and the Queen, in Romsdalen, Norway

Snowy mountain

Lot of snow this winter in the mountains between East- and South West Norway. From Hovden, Setesdal.

Winter darkness over Tromsø, Northern Norway

Light snow showers passing over Tromsø a dark December day. This is taken around noon, but the town is located North of the Polar Circle, so the sun set in late November, and will reach above the horizon again mid January.

Stetind

Stetind, with it's very characterstic shape, a landmark in Nordland, Norway. Also a popular hiking destination, although ascent to the top requires some climbing. In spite of it's very steep sides, the top is flat, with the size of a couple of football fields. After highway 827, with a tunnel straight through the mountain, was opened in 1992, Stetind has become a lot more accessible than before, with about an hour and 15 minutes drive from Narvik.

Riksvei 23

Canola field along Highway 23 in Røyken

Autumn by the lake

Foggy november day by the lake Skapertjern, Lier, Norway

Moon over Dovre mountains

Full moon over the winter landscape at Hjerkinn, in Dovre mountains, Norway

Dovrefjell - B&W

Svånåtindene and Snøhetta, from Viewpoint Snøhetta, Hjerkinn, Dovre, Norway. B&W version.

The town of Ålesund, at the Northwest coast of Norway. Famous for it's jugend style architecture - a result of the rebuilding of the town after the big fire in 1904, which virtually destroyed it entirely.

Winter landscape

Sunny winter day in Herstadhei, Røyken

Winter in Tromsø

Twilight over Tromsø in Northern Norway, a winter afternoon in January

Skapertjern, a small lake, a cold november day. This is an attempt on gentle use of HDR, but I'm not really mastering that stuff yet I feel...

Windy day with rough sea outside Jæren, on the South Western coast of Norway. The autumns storms are about to arrive now it seems.

Brusand, Jæren - which is on the South Western coast of Norway (South of Stavanger)

Breakers against the rocks on the coast of Jæren (Laugaberget, outside Ogna). The Jæren coast from Stavanger Soutwards to this location consists mostly of long beaches, but in this area there are rocky parts in between the beutiful beaches.

Tromsdalen church aka Ishavskatedralen (arctic cathedral) in Tromsø

Sandvika, on the island Hillesøya outside Tromsø, looks like a beach in Greece, but this is far North of the Polar Circle! The water temperature can't beat the Mediterranean though...

Hollendaren and Store Blåmann, on the island Kvaløya, outside Tromsø. The latter is a popular but rather steep and challenging hiking destination.

Ersfjorden, a fjord outside Tromsø

The sun shines on the mountains called Storstolpan and Finnkjerka, just before it disappears below the horizon. The peaks are among the many rugged mountains on Kvaløya, outside Tromsø.

Skamtinden, on Kvaløya outside Tromsø. Only 884 meters high, but provides an incredibly spectacular and a bit challenging hike to the peak. And a fantastic view in this kind of weather, looking straight down into the sea directly below.

Descent from Skamtinden, with Rekvik, the starting point for the trip, still far below

Ersfjorden and Ersfjordsbotn, seen from a ridge just below Skamtinden. In the far background, one can see the city of Tromsø.

Another picture of Preikestolen / Pulpit Rock, a day where the cliff was intermittently engulfed in clouds.

Preikestolen / Prekestolen, in English known as Preacher's Pulpit or Pulpit Rock. The cliff hangs 600 meters above Lysefjorden, East of Stavanger. Even though a two hours hike is required to get there, it is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Norway.

Calm evening on Trondheimsfjorden, outside Stjørdal

Tromsø in the winter

Dawn over Isfjorden, Svalbard

Dawn over Isfjorden, Svalbard. Taken from Longyear airport. It is April, and the long polar night is over, and it is never gets darker than twilight. Soon the sun will stay above the horizon around the clock.

Hurtigruten (or the Coastal Express) Nordkapp leaving Molde

The Romsdalen Alps, seen from Molde

Høgstein light at the island Godøya, outside Ålesund

From Tueneset, outside Ålesund

Drifting ice in Drammensfjorden

Bylandskap / jugend-bygninger rundt Ålesundet i Ålesund