Album Norway- North of the Arctic Circle from Gudrun

Hestmannen

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 09:33:43 +0000

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"Hestmannen (the horseman) is the villain in the Legend of the Seven Sisters, and the mountain named after him does indeed resemble a cloaked rider. According to legend, while the Horseman chased the Maiden of Leka down the Helgeland coast, the first rays of the sun struck him and he turned to stone."

visithelgeland.com/en/topics/fairytale-mountains

Signature Mountains of the Polar Circle

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 09:33:55 +0000

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Looking north:
Rødøyløva (red island lion), a 443m high mountain said to resemble a resting lion (or sphinx), The old trading post of Selsøyvik can be seen on the right.

Looking south:
571m high Hestmannen, the horse man of legend, on the island of Hestmona.(clickable note)

visithelgeland.com/en/topics/fairytale-mountains

Selsøya

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Sun, 14 Jul 2024 10:10:51 +0000

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Selsøya (in the foreground) is just north of the polar circle. On the island lies Selsøyvik gamle handelssted, an old trading post used since the 16th century and permanently inhabited since 1777.

In former times Selsøyvik used to be a Hurtigruten stop and sometimes in fine weather (and when the captain is in a good mood) ships take the detour through the islands and skerries, usually greeted by flag waving inhabitants;-)

On a small skerry a bit further north there is a bathroom installation made by students (clickable note).

"Bathroom"

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Sun, 14 Jul 2024 09:06:08 +0000

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SC104: an object out of place

Surrounded by water but without mains water connection;-)

This installation was made by students, it lies on a small skerry off Kjerøya. There also used to be a showerhead over the bathtub but this must have been blown away in a storm.

Arctic dawn

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Sat, 24 Feb 2018 06:54:24 +0000

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Just north of the Arctic circle, at around 8.30 a.m.

Panorama stitched from 3 shots
EXIF: 1/200 • f/8.0 • 26.0 mm • ISO 400/ Canon EOS 6D/ EF24-70mm f/4L IS USM

Dawn

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 09:12:30 +0000

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near the Arctic circle

Pink sunrise

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 19:32:31 +0000

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8.15 p.m. just north of the arctic circle- that pink colour was real!

Northward bound

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 07:01:06 +0000

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On board MS Vesterålen

Have a sunny Easter weekend, folks!

Burning sky

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 10:34:31 +0000

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Morning Glory

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:55:59 +0000

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Stitched from 2 photos

Layers

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 08:09:28 +0000

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Rødøya

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 08:50:36 +0000

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First sunrays and setting moon over the island of Rødøya

HFF, folks!

Moon over Bolga

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 06:59:08 +0000

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Nordic sunrise at 9.13 a.m. with the moon still in the sky.

Bolga is a 2,4 m² island on the Helgeland coast just north of the Arctic circle. It has about 100 permanent inhabitants and in summer is popular with anglers.

Fishing

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 07:16:15 +0000

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A traditional small wooden fishing boat

Daybreak in Meløyfjorden

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 06:44:03 +0000

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Winter dawn

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 10:00:12 +0000

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Ørnes dawn

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 07:19:48 +0000

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Ørnes (~1600 inhabitants) is the administrative centre of Meløy kommune. The characteristic mountain on the left is Spilderhesten.

Ørnes

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Sat, 03 Oct 2015 07:20:30 +0000

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Morning blue hour at Ørnes harbour. Ørnes has ca. 1600 inhabitants and is the centre of Meløy kommune. It is a regular Hurtigruten stop and a busy hub for fjord ferries to the many islands in the area. In summer it's a popular tourist spot with Svartisen glacier one of the main attractions.

Ørnes

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 06:52:00 +0000

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Hytter near Ørnes

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 09:07:49 +0000

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Holiday cottages (hytter), most with their own boathouse, are an important part of Norwegian life.