This was one of the first times we'd visited gorgeous Seljalandsfoss, and we discovered when we arrived that we were almost the only visitors at that time. Imagine that - the whole place to ourselves.
The little figure in a black coat on the path to the 61m/200ft falls is me!
September, Rangárþing eystra in southern #Iceland.
This beautiful canyon was created by erosion from glacial meltwater cutting through the palagonite over millennia. It has carved strange, twisted pillars of rock standing on either flank of the river. A well-laid walking trail climbs the eastern side for about a mile, ans contains many observation platforms.
Fjaðrárgljúfur ("Feather river canyon") in Skaftárhreppur, southern #Iceland.
Iceland in February, very beautiful but with unpredictable weather. We never travel without a change of warm and dry clothes, plenty of water and a high calorie snack. This was the tail-end of a strong wind storm, and we were glad to see it finish.
Vatnsdalsfjall (882m) in Húnavatnshreppur, north-western #Iceland.
"His qualities were beauteous as his form,
For maiden-tongued he was, and thereof free;
Yet, if men moved him, was he such a storm
As oft 'twixt May and April is to see,
When winds breathe sweet, untidy though they be."
The volcanic sands of Reynisfjara, near Vík í Mýrdal in southern #Iceland.
This strand regularly features in lists of "World's Top Beaches" due to its cleanliness, water quality and sheer loveliness.
If it was rated for swimming and sunbathing, it would get 0/10 every time!
The basalt stump in the centre is Arnardrangur (Eagle Rock) and in the distance are the famous Reynisdrangar.
There are some lovely and quite famous valleys in southern #Iceland, this one is unusual because the entrance is blocked by a large, dome-shaped rock.
Stjórnargljúfur (𝙎𝙩𝙮𝙖𝙬𝙣-𝘢𝘳𝘳-𝘨𝘭𝘺𝘰𝘰-𝘷𝘳𝘳) gulley also contains a river and its waters cascade beautifully over this block.
Stjórnarfoss waterfall (49 ft/15 m high) in Skaftárhreppur. The guy in the shot is my partner!
"Old Smoky" - from the cloud of smoke ("reek") that was always hanging over it due to smog and the sea haar inversion holding down the home fire and industrial smokes.
Interestingly, the Icelandic word "reyk" means "smoke" so Reykjavík is literally "bay of smoke."
Both are from Old Norse "reykja" = smoke/steam.
Lang may yer lum reek!
Photo taken from the south, at Craigmillar Castle on a beautiful day in February '24.
November: A shot from a plane flying at 6500m between Reykjavik to Akureyri. The accumulation of snowflakes on the top of Hrútfell (1396m) eventually flows as part of a glacier - Hrútfellsjökull.
The other mountains are Innra-Sandfell and Femra-Sandfell. Bláskógabyggð in the western Central Highlands of #Iceland.
"Now for our mountain sport: up to yond hill;
Your legs are young; I'll tread these flats.
...
O, this life
Is nobler than attending for a cheque,
Richer than doing nothing for a bauble,
Prouder than rustling in unpaid-for silk"
Herðubreið (1682m/) a volcanic tuya in the northern part of Vatnajökull National Park, in the Highlands of #Iceland in the east of the Ódáðahraun desert.