Finally 3 weeks of from job! And the weather here in Norway just keeps on being awesome, around 30 degrees celsius and sunny, sunny, sunny. It’s one of the warmest and dryest summer in the last 100 years. As it seems to be all around the northern parts of the world right now.
After my last trip to the Atlantic Road, I want to travel more and discover new places. So I’m sitting here in the backyard chilling in the shade, listening to some summer tunes and planning my next trip.
Slettafossen, 2018
Not sure yet where it’s going to be, but some where here in Norway. As I’m wanting to see and experience more of the mountains and west coast of Norway. And definitely more awesome waterfalls!
After staying two days out on Ljøsøya and Lysø Naturcamping and Rorbuer, it was time for heading home. The first leg of the trip was straight to Åndalsnes, for a quick charge of the car before heading up Trollstigen.
Åndalsnes, 2018
Trollstigen is a serpentine mountain road, making its way up the steep mountain side with a 10% incline and 11 hearpin bends. It connects the town of Åndalsnes and the village of Valldal.
Trollstigen, 2018Trollstigen, 2018
When you reach the top of Trollstigen you will find the visitor center, with a restaurant where you can enjoy a dinner, lunch or quick snack with a breath-taking view over looking Trollstigen and the valley below.
There is also a couple of viewing platform at the top, that sticks out of the mountain side and gives you and unobstructive view over the valley.
Trollstigen, 2018
Stigfossen waterfall also starts at the top, and falls 320 meters down and ends down in valley. (If you stop on the first pull out on the road before starting the incline going up you can walk down all the way to the foot of the waterfall).
Stigfossen, 2018Stigfossen, 2018
That is it for this trip. It gave me a ton of inspiration and a lot of good memories. Now it is time for summer vacation with the family and this year we are probably going camping i Norway as the weather just looks amazing the next couple of weeks. The plan is driving south, so hopefully there will be a ton of photo opportunity along the way.
After a short night in Dombås, we headed west towards the coast and the town of Åndalsnes. Driving trough Romsdalen, you follow the river Rauma with its many beautiful waterfalls. One of the waterfalls you can go really near is Slettafossen. A massive waterfall which is about 125 meters long, and drop of nearly 18 meters. When you stand on the bridge that goes over, you can really feel and hear the raw power of nature and the water.
Slettafossen, 2018
From here we went on to Åndalsnes to Molde and then finally to the Atlantic Road.
Storseisundbrua, 2018
The Atlantic Road is an 8.3 kilometer long road that goes through the rough North Sea unsheltered, and connects many small islands and skerries with 8 bridges and the Storseisundbrua being the most prominent and spectacular.
Storseisundbrua, 2018
The Atlantic Road has been declared the world’s best road trip and is part of the National Tourist Route. It’s also a popular place for automotive commercials and movies.
Storseisundbrua, 2018
At one northern end of Storseisundbrua, you will find Lyngholmen which have a walkway all around the little island and you will also find the coffee shop – Atlanterhavsveien Kafe.
Storseisundbrua, 2018
It is definitely beautiful road and drive, especially if there is rough weather as this would make it a completely different experience driving the route.
Last weekend I finally was able to go for a long-weekend road trip to the west of Norway, and the Atlantic Road as the destination.
Started out from home the drive went up to Lillehammer, and then up to Dombås where the night was spent at a small cabin. From Dombås you can drive up to Reinheimen National Park, via the Slådalsvegen which is this summer open dirt road that goes from Lesja to Vågå. Up here you get a good view of Dovre National Park.
Hatten, Dovre
We drove a couple of miles in one the Slådalsvegen up from Lesja, to get som sunset photos over Dovrefjell. The views up here was amazing!
My son started playing PeeWee Flag football this year, and since the team’s playing field is only 2 minutes away from our home we have been to all the home games this spring. Last Saturday the seniors played and I had with me my camera (X-T1 + 18-55mm), just to get some shots of my boy running out on the field with the big players.
Sand Falcons, Olaløkka 2018
When the coach saw that i had a camera, he asked if I would like the photograph the whole game, so I ended up with my first sports photography gig!
Only having the 18-55mm with me, I couldn’t get close in on the action that day, but got some descent overview shoots of the game.
Sand Falcons vs Nidaros Domers, Olaløkka 2108
But this Saturday I came prepared, as the junior team was going against the neighboring town. I had with me the XF55-200mm, so I could get close in on the action!
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Summer has come the last couple of week’s with temperatures up in the 30 degree Celsius range. So we had to make something to cool down with in the backyard!
Sun rise – Maspalomas 2017Yesterday morning I watched the sun rise from the Dunes of Maspalomas and walked around in the sand dunes looking for compositions. The color photos are taken with the ClassicChrome film simulation and the B/W are with Monochrome+G film simulation, all photos taken with the Fuji X100T.
El Oasis – Maspalomas 2017El Oasis – Maspalomas 2017
El Oasis is an natural reserve on the southern tip of the island of the Gran Canaria, with it sand dunes it is almost like an small desert.
El Oasis – Maspalomas 2017El Oasis – Maspalomas, 2017Morning light – Maspalomas, 2017How did you start your day?
