Magnetic Midnight 3TOP hikes 4

Extreme Snow Sports 6 Midsummer fest 7

January 2014

Norways cultural enchantment with

natureDiscover how nature can be used as a space not only for but for self-rejuvenation and restoring balance to living

FreeAirLifeFRILUFTSLIV

Hello my fellow friluftsliv-ers! Thank you from the bottom of my nature-loving heart for choosing this ad-venture magazine! I hope you learn a lot and feel inspired to step outside, clear your head and appreciate all the beauty around us. The idea for this maga-zine first came while I was studying abroad for my fall semester in Oslo, Norway. For my climate change jouranlism class, we were asked to develop a journalistic work concering climate change transition problems. That is, we were asked to come up with an alter-native technique to rally people around the world toward changing the Earth for the better. I came up with an idea that merged several disciplines of interest to me (nature, writing and psychology). The topic that I chose to explore came after many attempts from Norwegians to explain their fascination with nature. Friluftsliv is a spirit that lives within all of us. A yearning to be out in and enjoying nature. Nature serves as a space for hiking, biking, swimming, etc., but it also serves as a space to clear your mind, refocus on your thoughts and feel rejuvenated. My plan of action is to educate people about the free air life philosophy and in doing so motivate people to take better care of our Earth and pay closer attention to their relationship with nature.

I hope you learn a lot! Sarah Mason Editor

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3 Science: Magnetic Midnight 4 Adventure: Top Hikes 6 Sports: Dog Mushing 7 Culture: Midsummer Festival

noun; Open-air living. The cultural enchantemt with nature and enthusiasm for experiencing nature first-hand. Describes the philosophy in which nature is offers a space for recreation, rejuvenation and restoring balance among living things.

Pronouncedfree-loofts-liv

Friluftsliv:

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The whole dome of night sky was awash with color: cascades of yellow-green and blushes of crims on fanning from a darker point high overhead. As they fell in broad rays, they shifted and changed in brightness, sometimes intense in one place, then cool, then hot. It was like looking up into the heart of a flower of glorious light whose petals rippled in

a breeze that could not be felta breath from beyond this planet. That aurora (Latin for dawn) lit up the night at my home in the Scottish Highlands more than a de-cade ago, but to this day I can picture its colors, shapes, and movements. The show peaked for less than an hour, but its tonal themes lingered longer. It seemed an act of

magic, but I knew wthat sci-ence had unveiled this mag-ic act: Electrically charged particles from the sun were making gases glow in the upper atmosphere. Thousands of miles away, in Alaska, the aurora also caught the attention of Charles Deehr, a physicist at the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. That display on

March 13-14, 1989, was one of the best in the last 50 years, he said. Head Guide and Man-ager of Active Tromso, Tore Albrigtsen, here pictured in the worlds longest sled dog race Iditarod, where he attended and finished in 2006. Nine years earlier, like a true pioneer, he went the same course on skis with one dog!

Photo by Jason Brantlet

By Sarah Mason | Friluftsliv

Flittering Aurora borealisA magical variety of shapes and colors dance in the sky as solar wind buffets Earths magnetic field.

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Sceince | Magnetic Midnight

BY SARAH MASON

hikes at the TOP of the list

Kjeragbolten

Preikestolen

Trolltunga

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PHOTOS BY Adventure Norway and Sarah MasonKjeragboltenAKA: The rock between two mountains sits at an elevation of 3,245 feet. It is located in the Kjerag mountains in Rogaland, Norway. The rock itself is a 5 cubic meter glacial deposit wedged between two mountain sides. The hike is doable without climbing equipment, although the destination is suspended above a 3,245 foot deep abyss, so watch your step! The hike is also a popular site for base jumping and preparing salmon dinners for cooking networks.Difficulty: XXXX

TrolltungaAKA: Troll tongue sits at an elevation at 1,982 feet. The destination sits on the North side of the lake Ringedalsvatnet in Hordaland county, Norway. On average the 13-meter long hike takes 10 hours. Youll pass waterfalls, luscious green vegetation and steep mountain ridges - a new landscape every meter. As you stand on the

rock taking in the view across the Folgefonna plateau glaciers, youll feel on top of the world. *The full Trolltunga hike is only recommended for experienced hikers. Difficulty: XXXXXX

PreikestolenAKA: Pulpit Rock sits at an elevation of 1,982 feet. It is located in Forsand, Ryfylke, Norway. The hike to Preikestolen is family friendly and offers breathtaking views. The cliff itself was formed during the ice age when the water from the glacier froze in the crevices of the mountains and eventually broke off large, angular blocks later carried away with the glacier. Along the cliff there continues to be a deep crack that will at some point fall, but geologists ensure hikers that this will occur lightyears away from now.

hikes at the TOP of the list

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Adventure | TOp Hikes

Photo by Active Troms

Mushing is incredibly refreshing. Its just you, your dogs and a bunch of untouched beautiful nature. -Tore Albrigtsen

Active Troms

By Sarah Mason | Friluftsliv

Photos By Sarah Mason and Active Tromso

Photos By Sarah Mason and Actime Tromso

Tore Al-brigtsen, 39, has been mushing since 1979 and has c o m p l e t e d the Finnma-rkslpet eight times. He skied the Id-itarod Trail with one dog in 1997 and says he is looking for-ward to see-ing the trail behind the dog team. He and his wife, Tove, own and oper-ate an activity center in Trom-so, Norway, where they do dog mushing in the winter and kayaking and glacier hiking in

the summer. He says finding time to train will be their biggest challenge as they

have five to six thou-sand guests for dog sledding every winter. He says that his hobby is climbing mountains. He is the father of Silje, 16.

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S PORTS | DOG MUSHING

Q What is the ScandinavianMidsummer Festival? What is the best part about ScandinavianMidsummer Festival?A: The Scandinavian Midsummer Festival is a Scandinavian tradition that has been happening for centuries to celebrate the summer solstice. The holiday is spent outside in nature with good company and a lot of flower crowns! John and I had our wedding day on June 23 in 1955 because that is usually when the solstice is celebrated and we wanted to feel asconnected to the Earth as possible on our big day together.

-Joan (80) and John (81) Hovdenak

A; The flower crowns! And everyone smells so yummy!!

-Anne Hegge (10)

QScandinavian Midsummer FestivalYoure invited to the 100th annual Scandianvian Midsummer Festival!

WHERE: Norway WHEN: June 23, 2015 WHY: Because its important to celebrate nature!

See www.friluftsliv.com for more information!

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