On the southwest coast of Lithuania is the Kursiu Nerija (Curonian Spit) National Park a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is located on a narrow peninsula that juts out from the mainland. To get to the spit we boarded a … Continue reading Kursiu Nerija National Park
Jesse’s uncle Scott was in Tromsø for another day, and quite interested in going for a longer and scenic hike. We had lots of options to choose from. There are so many great hikes in the Tromsø area, and … Continue reading Summiting Store Blåmann
Summertime in Tromsø means evening hiking with the late evening sun on the rare sunny and warm days. This evening, Julia joined us today on a hike to Middagsfjellet on Kvaløya. This hike starts from a small parking area on … Continue reading Middag on Middagsfjellet
This evening Jesse, Jack and I went for a short hike to Åsfjellet, a 336 m (1102 ft) hill. The trail started from a parking lot and headed out on a dirt road past a number of cabins. When the … Continue reading A Jaunt to Åsfjellet
In Colorado I used to bike or drive part of Overland Trail to work everyday, a very straight and flat section. This hike that we did today, was nothing like it. Jesse had kind of a crazy idea to hike … Continue reading An Overland Trail
The weather has been so good this week that Jesse planned an evening hike on Lakstinden near Sommarøya. Lakstinden is a relatively short hike, only 5 km (3.1 miles) round trip and 455 m (1492 ft) tall. The trail head … Continue reading Colorful Lakstinden
I’ve mentioned in other blogs before, a great resource for hiking in Norway is Ut.no. This site has maps and the descriptions of hikes in mountains. It is also by far the best source for topographical info and finding the … Continue reading Gjømmerdalsbreen – Finding the Ice
Rasmustinden is a tall, 1224 m (4016 ft), peak near Laksvatn, a 50 km drive south of Tromsø. The north facing side of the mountain is pretty steep an crag-like, so the hiking route we took brought us far into … Continue reading Remote Rasmustinden
Spring is never ending this year! We have had some very warm days, where if you are out of the wind or just mildly active, shorts and a T-shirt are just right. But we’ve had more than our fair share … Continue reading Blustery Blåtinden
Outside of Stavanger is a long and infamous fjord Lysefjorden. There are a number of incredible hikes to the edge of this fjord as it is surrounded by many steep cliffs. We chose to hike to Preikestolen (Pulpit rock) a … Continue reading Hike to Preikestolen
A Lost Microbiologist 