Tag: Norway
The Beginning of the Polar Night
Every year there comes a day at the end of November for all of us living here in the northern part of Norway where the sun goes down one evening and doesn’t come back the next morning. The polar... Read More
Autumn Colors
Winter is riding on a fast sled over the land. He is in a hurry and desperate to cover everything with its white clarity. Only for one day was there a thin sugar coating as a hint that winter is comin... Read More
Alta Canyon
“There is a bench and a fireplace when you reach the Alta-Canyon” says my hiking description. I am standing at this bench and the fireplace but I can’t see anything of the Alta-Canyon. Did I go ... Read More
Lille-Raipas (286 m) – Alta
The mountain Lille-Raipas is situated five kilometers south of the city Alta in northern Norway. And not only the view over Alta and the Altafjord is worth it walking to the top of the mountain, but a... Read More
Silfar Canyon
If I had known how beautiful the Silfar Canyon is, I wouldn’t have driven past the canyon so many times. The Silfar canyon is situated close to the village Børselv which lies approximately halfway ... Read More
Peak of the Week: Rásttigáisá
How time flies! The month of July passed by as fast as the last snow was melting under the scorching heat of the midnight sun and I had so many things to do that I hardly found time to climb a mountai... Read More
Peak of the Week: The little hill behind the house
A lot of work and constant rain were frustrating my ambitions to climb a peak every week. So during the first week of July I just managed to go up on the top of the hill behind the house to enjoy the ... Read More
Peak of the Week: Bugøynestoppen
Gàranasèohkka (497 m) is the Sami name of the highest peak in the municipality of Sør-Varanger in the county of Finnmark in Norway. If you might wonder how to pronounce Gàranasèohkka, I cannot te... Read More