Visitors: Northern Lights and Venus
Friday Jesse arrived back in Tromsø from his weeks working in the UP of Michigan, just hours before our friend, Britta arrived from London for a long … Continue reading Visitors: Northern Lights and Venus
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Dog Sledding on Lakselvdalen
Dog sledding has a deep history throughout the Arctic. For over 1000 years humans have bred dogs specifically for hunting and traveling resulting in the strong, smart and beautiful Siberian Husky, Alaskan Malamutes and the Alaskan Husky a mix between them. Our … Continue reading Dog Sledding on Lakselvdalen
Norwegian Reindeer Racing Championships
Today Jesse and I met up with a few others from my larger lab family to watch the Norwegian reindeer racing championships in Tromsø. We purchased our tickets for the event (150 NOK per person) a day earlier at the Arktisk … Continue reading Norwegian Reindeer Racing Championships
Happy 2016 Tromsø!!
New Year’s Eve in Norway was a blast… almost literally! In the early evening, Jesse and I took a bust to Tromsøya to meet some friends. On our ride and while we were waiting for various buses, we were treated … Continue reading Happy 2016 Tromsø!!
The Top of Tromsø – Tromsdalstinden
This week was my friend Julia’s birthday, she brought delicious carrot cake to work for everyone. The celebrate further she planned a lovely Saturday of hiking and barbecuing near her apartment in Tromsdalen. A group of 8 of us met … Continue reading The Top of Tromsø – Tromsdalstinden
Backpacking to Nonstinden
Arguably the most remote Tipå Topp hike this year is a 1113 m.o.h. (“meter over havet” – meters above sea level, roughly 3652′) peak in the middle of the peninsula just East of Tromsø. The hike from Tønsvikdalen is 27 … Continue reading Backpacking to Nonstinden
Big Mountain BBQ
Julia is just filled with great ideas! Today she suggested that we go for another hike, but this time that we’d bring food and a disposable grill to make dinner. We first stopped at a marketplace in Edkjosen called Eide Handel. … Continue reading Big Mountain BBQ
The Ocean Views from Smørstabben
Sunday evening Julia had the good idea to go for a hike near the coast. She found an interesting hike in a local hiking trail book called Turboka (ISBN: 978-82-999132-0-1). The book is all in Norwegian, however it has some decent … Continue reading The Ocean Views from Smørstabben
Radio Tower Hike – Take 2
Today is the 4th of July. Happy Independence Day! This will be the first year in a while that I will not see the fireworks. But we did go for a very nice hike with a larger group from the University. … Continue reading Radio Tower Hike – Take 2
Friday Night on Trehørningen
I admired the sunny day from the window while I was working in the lab Friday afternoon. I was looking forward to a hike that Julia and some others from the University were planning on Saturday, but still wanted to … Continue reading Friday Night on Trehørningen
A Lost Microbiologist 