Iceland - Day 2 (Seljalandsfoss trail)

 The waterfall trail....

Waterfall #2

Waterfall #3

Waterfall #4 - In a slot canyon

Looking back part way down the trail

These folks have a great view of the falls!

Farm at the end of the trail...what a view they have.  Also, these are the first trees we saw in Iceland!

Iceland - Day 2 still! (Seljalandsfoss)

We stopped here expecting to see a waterfall and found a trail of waterfalls instead.  The first and most majestic is Seljalandfoss which you can view from in front or behind.  Since the day was only half over, we decided not to get soaked with the view from behind but enjoyed watching folks on the trail.

Trail behind the falls

Iceland - Day 2 (Horses)

Iceland has 1 horse for every 4 humans.  The horses are some of the most beautiful horses I have ever seen.

Iceland - Day 2 (Gullfoss)

Gullfoss meaning "Golden Falls" is Icelands most iconic waterfall. It was almost submerged to create energy with a hydroelectric dam in the 1920's.  Lucky for us it was not.

Iceland - Day 2 (Geysir)

Iceland was where geyser's were first documented.  The term "geyser" comes from the Icelandic "Geysir" which was higher than Old Faithful and more frequent.  Due to earthquakes, "Geysir" no longer spouts but close by, Strokker goes off overy 5-10 minutes.

 

The original Geysir is dormant now

 

 

Strokkur

 

Strokkur
...again

Strokkur and again

 ..

Iceland - Day 2

This was our 2nd day in Iceland and I wish we had 2 days to enjoy this part of the trip.  You will understand why when you see everything we did on this day.  The sad thing is there were a lot of things we had to skip.

This is Iceland's Crater Lake (Kerid).  Not quite as spectacular as Oregon's Crater Lake but definitely worth a visit.

Iceland - Day 1 (Hveragerdi)

 We stayed in Hveragerdi the first night.  It is a geothermal area that uses the geothermal energy to cook and to cultivate fruits and vegetables, including exotic varieties like bananas and papayas.

If you look closely, you can see someone on a zip-line over the falls.

Iceland- Day 1

We came upon a "Drive-In" when we stopped for coffee.  I would hate to put gas in these muscle cars with Iceland prices.

Iceland - Day 1

We worked on Friday and flew over night to Iceland.  It was nice to make a short drive to the Blue Lagoon, relax and get cleaned up after the flight.

Entrance to the Blue Lagoon was through a lava flow.

Iceland 2015

We spent an amazing week in Iceland.  Iceland is unlike any place we have ever been.  Traveling in Iceland reminded us of traveling in Wyoming, Montana, California, Alaska, Hawaii, and Scotland all in one week.  We saw lava fields, lava beaches, geysers, geothermal pools, glaciers, icebergs, and too many waterfalls to count.   We also saw fields of horses, fields of sheep, and fields of  arctic swans.  We also saw whales, seals, and puffins.

We did a self-drive tour of the Ring Road.   This is the map with the numbers marking the places we stayed overnight.  I only wish we had more time.  We made it around but there are places I wish I could have spent more time and places we did not see.  Hopefully, we can return some day.