Iceland round trip 2016 (the island of Iceland circled counterclockwise)

[Thomas G]

Rainy day. Supposed to be a hiking day but spent in Húsavík instead. Exploring the town and the whale museum.

Day 9 - part 1

9 - 1 hydrant
9 - 2 around
9 - 3 open
9 - 4 playing big
9 - 5 drum

Húsavík and the whale museum are worth a visit.

[stenrasmussen]

More great photos. I like Jökulsá á Fjällum (which, if I read it correctly, means the river from the glacier in the mountains).

[Frank Fremerey]

I love the "Walls of Mordor" #8269
I love the "Handax in the Water" #0224

[Thomas G]

More great photos. I like Jökulsá á Fjällum (which, if I read it correctly, means the river from the glacier in the mountains).

Thanks, Sten. Supposedly right - the river runs down from Vatnajökull Glacier, making 3 famous waterfalls on it's way:  Selfoss, Dettifoss, and Hafragilsfoss.
Dettifoss is considered the most powerfull fall in Europe.

[Thomas G]

I love the "Walls of Mordor" #8269
I love the "Handax in the Water" #0224

Frank, I like them titles ... 

Heres some stuff for the coloric receptors.

Day 9 - part 2

9 - 6 promising fire
9 - 7 road to paradise
9 - 8 yellow soaked
9 - 9 bay bridge
9 - 10 rote zuckerwatte

[Thomas G]

Great series, Thomas.  I echo the others with the atmospheric  'Vopnafjörður'  scene.  Must be a joy to visit Island.

Oh, yes, it is. Thanks, John!

[Jakov Minić]

The day 9 evening shots are super

[Erik Lund]

Very nice captures!

[golunvolo]

  I can´t believe I have missed this thread this long...

   To late to comment or pinpoint on many many images I really enjoyed. Thanks for the trip.

   The variety is fenomenal and your attention to detail.


    Now I have to go to Japan and Iceland!

[Thomas G]

I can´t believe I have missed this thread this long...

   To late to comment or pinpoint on many many images I really enjoyed. Thanks for the trip.

   The variety is fenomenal and your attention to detail.

    Now I have to go to Japan and Iceland!

Haha, I'm not feeling guilty... Thank you, Paco.
It's a marveallous place to go with the typical climate challenges, which imho add to the experience.
Feel free to comment on any picture - one reason for the numbering schema is to identify them easily later on.

[Thomas G]

A sunny hiking day at Ásbyrgi canyon.

Day 10 - part 1

10 - 1 for photographers just add 50% of the time given
10 - 2 map of the hike options
10 - 3 A8 GPS track
10 - 4 Entrance at [23]
10 - 5 watcher at the path

[Thomas G]

Day 10 - part 2

10 - 6 natural rectangle
10 - 7 landscape
10 - 8 these walls are high
10 - 9 runes
10 -10 when the dark knights are gone

[ColinM]

I really like the fault line in "10 - 5 watcher at the path"
It's great to be somewhere where the crust of the earth is still evolving (ok, San Andreas not withstanding)

[Thomas G]

I really like the fault line in "10 - 5 watcher at the path"
It's great to be somewhere where the crust of the earth is still evolving (ok, San Andreas not withstanding)

It is, and it does feel strange sometimes. The landscape is quite different as well,- that alone would be worth travelling there.

[edit 2016-11-15]
addendum:
The graphic zig-zag line is not a geological formation, it's a path (like in the title).
Pic 1: Paths quickly get stamped through the thin layer of vegetation and soil.
Pic 2: visible on the right are 2 traces front to back where I think vegetation indicates geological fault lines

[/edit]

[Akira]

Love "10-9 Runes"!