Nonstinden
Minutes away from the rorbu that I was staying in lay the trail to Nonstinden, a mountain on the island of Vestvågøya, in Lofoten. Racks filled with dry fish and rocky trails led to white stairs that took me to Ballstadheia, a grassy heath at around 200 metres altitude, where wildflowers swayed in the wind. The way to the top was steep but, once I reached it, I was rewarded with incredible views of the archipelago. At 459 metres high, the peak overlooks the village of Ballstad, with its fishing boats glimmering in the midnight sun and its red, yellow and white houses adorning the harbours. The mountain cradled numerous lakes in the valley below and to my left I could see the ominous jagged peaks of Skottinden and Sengestokken, reaching towards the sun, while the Norwegian sea embraced the islands from all directions.
Minutes away from the rorbu that I was staying in lay the trail to Nonstinden, a mountain on the island of Vestvågøya, in Lofoten. Racks filled with dry fish and rocky trails led to white stairs that took me to Ballstadheia, a grassy heath at around 200 metres altitude, where wildflowers swayed in the wind. The way to the top was steep but, once I reached it, I was rewarded with incredible views of the archipelago. At 459 metres high, the peak overlooks the village of Ballstad, with its fishing boats glimmering in the midnight sun and its red, yellow and white houses adorning the harbours. The mountain cradled numerous lakes in the valley below and to my left I could see the ominous jagged peaks of Skottinden and Sengestokken, reaching towards the sun, while the Norwegian sea embraced the islands from all directions.
Minutes away from the rorbu that I was staying in lay the trail to Nonstinden, a mountain on the island of Vestvågøya, in Lofoten. Racks filled with dry fish and rocky trails led to white stairs that took me to Ballstadheia, a grassy heath at around 200 metres altitude, where wildflowers swayed in the wind. The way to the top was steep but, once I reached it, I was rewarded with incredible views of the archipelago. At 459 metres high, the peak overlooks the village of Ballstad, with its fishing boats glimmering in the midnight sun and its red, yellow and white houses adorning the harbours. The mountain cradled numerous lakes in the valley below and to my left I could see the ominous jagged peaks of Skottinden and Sengestokken, reaching towards the sun, while the Norwegian sea embraced the islands from all directions.
Part of my Lofoten: Arctic Flyway exhibition through which I am donating 25% of the proceeds to BirdLife Norway, a wildlife organisation dedicated to the conservation of birds in the archipelago. Lofoten is particularly important as a nesting ground because it facilitates easy access to food and very few natural predators, which makes the islands ideal to raise chicks. BirdLife works with different seabirds and migratory species that are affected by tourism, farming and climate change in order to preserve their numbers. They educate locals and visitors on best practices, wildlife behaviour and on finding solutions as a community.
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