Iceland

Iceland

Golden Circle → South Coast → Vatnajökull → Mývatn → Húsavík 2024 47 photos

A two-week Ring Road loop in June 2024 — Godafoss thundering in its full horseshoe, the basalt colonnades of Studlagil, crystal ice stranded on Diamond Beach's black sand, glacier lagoons mirroring the icecaps, the turquoise craters of Kerid and Viti, and puffins on the sea cliffs. The island at ground level, between fire and ice.

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Hallgrimskirkja's stepped concrete spire rising into deep blue sky, Reykjavik Steam venting from a mineral-stained fumarole on a green hillside Aquamarine lake filling Kerid volcanic crater's red-walled caldera Hvita river rapids surging over Gullfoss upper tier under blue sky Gullfoss thundering into a mist-filled gorge between mossy basalt walls Turquoise Bruarfoss cascades funneling into a churning blue pool, overcast light Panorama of Bruarfoss, electric-blue glacial water spilling over dark lava ledges Abstract close-up of milky turquoise glacial water laced with foam Dyrholaey black lava arch rising from a misty grey sea Endless black sand beach and surf line from Dyrholaey clifftop, overcast Waterfall column crashing into churning plunge pool, mist and mossy rock Sheer flat-topped basalt escarpment over green wetland plain, brooding clouds Lomagnupur promontory capped by sweeping lenticular cloud above mossy plain Rain-hazed layered cliffs and scree fans above sandy valley floor Green birch heath sweeping toward glacier-capped peaks under bright skies Glacier tongue descending between dark peaks above a braided outwash plain Ofaerufoss waterfall tumbling in two tiers through Eldgja volcanic canyon Ash-striped glacier seracs mirrored in a silty brown meltwater lagoon Icebergs drifting in a glacier lagoon under streaked clouds and snowy peaks Towering glacier front shedding icebergs into a milky proglacial lagoon Mirror-calm glacier lagoon reflecting snow-capped peaks and drifting ice Icebergs mirrored in a silt-brown glacier lagoon beneath barren mountains Fjallsarlon glacier tongue descending to an iceberg-dotted lagoon under broken cloud Wall of fractured glacier seracs rising above still grey lagoon water Panoramic icefall at Fjallsarlon flowing from a cloud-wrapped icecap Glacier sweeping around a dark mountain ridge beneath low brooding cloud Crevassed glacier surface in cool dusk light, diagonal telephoto study Icebergs drift across Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon under soft overcast light Surf breaks over stranded glacier ice on a black sand beach Sculpted clear ice fragment glowing on black volcanic sand, low angle Translucent ice shard stranded on wet black sand as surf retreats Harbor seal resting on black pebble beach beside the surf Red and black timber houses in a coastal village at dusk Mountain peak silhouetted in mist as golden sunset light pierces storm clouds Curving basalt columns of Studlagil Canyon above the milky teal Jokla river Godafoss waterfall's full horseshoe thundering beneath snow-streaked hills and blue sky Slender side cascade plunging off basalt cliffs into turquoise water near Godafoss Truss bridge spanning the Skjalfandafljot river amid lava rocks below Godafoss Snow-ringed turquoise lake filling Viti crater at Krafla under drifting clouds Turquoise Viti crater lake at Krafla ringed by snow patches Ice floes drifting on milky turquoise crater water, abstract detail Atlantic puffin balancing with wings raised on a clifftop rock Atlantic puffin in profile on a lichen-flecked rock ledge Puffin colony gathered on orange lichen cliff above the sea Traditional oak whale-watching boats moored in sunny Husavik harbor Snow-capped mountain range across a calm bay under clear sky Husavik town and harbor curving around a quiet northern bay