Somewhere between Nordreisa and Burfjord, Troms.

Tromsø University is big on conservation.  Being the highest university in the world, they focus on polar exploration and Arctic life.  The projects led by the university ‘addressed questions within diverse fields of geology, paleontology, ecosystem studies, oceanography, indigenous populations, contaminant transport and biomagnification, and marine mammals and seabirds’.  One of their major studies for [...]

This is the last week of sun before the dark season.  As you can tell I’m taking all the pictures I can.  Soon the sun will disappear for two months but even in the darkness we have a ‘bright season’ – Christmas, and not to mention the Northern Lights.  Tis the season to be jolly.

The South shore of Tromsø Island.  The mountains, the rocky sand and the cold water.  I’m jealous of the little red boat shed as it has the best location.  In the distance the Hurtigruta liner is sailing in from Finnsnes.
This is the last of our collection of photographs from this 7th of November sunset on [...]

The sun never goes down during this season but the mountains to the East are so high that the sun still has to raise above them in the morning hours and an artificial dawn-effect wakes the city.

A popular Summer activity in Norway is kayaking. The coast of Norway is dotted with thousands of little islands making the perfect conditions for a smooth paddle.

Some things just get better with old age.  But no matter how much hope, it just won’t float.