Paths and Stillness

walking, reading, and a life worth living

I’m Zhou — I hike, I read, I make art, and I write about it all.

Category: hiking

  • In early June 2025, I set out on a 139 km trek across the Lofoten Islands. The southbound journey took me 10 days, beginning in the hamlet of Delp and ending in the village of Å. I walked among snow-clad mountains, along Artic fjords, passing fairytale beaches and picturesque towns, with the never-setting midsummer sun…