4. februar 2023

Iceland 6/6

Last morning view from our cabin 




Sunrise with Skessuhorn's mountain ridge on the right 

Ascend on Glymur waterfall, Hvalfell mountain in the distance




Háasúla, Botnssúlur and Syðstasúla mountains 




Gold morning sun 




Crossing through Þvottahellir cave

Botnsá river rapids

Crossing over Botnsá river seen on the left




Breaking through the bushes




Botnsá river with glacial valley in the back




Glymur waterfall in the distance, the second-highest waterfall in Iceland, with a cascade of 198 m

Smaller waterfall on the way up

Sunlit right bank of the canyon 




Overhanging canyon walls

View of the Hvalfjörður fjord (Whale Fjord)




View down the canyon

Glymur waterfall

Glymur waterfall (human for scale)




Glymur waterfall 

Subzero temperatures 




River delta above waterfall




Frozen ponds of water (hikers drying on top left)




Looking for a way over ...



... and crossing in barefoot (not pictured)






(Top of the) Glymur waterfall from the other side 



   
Hvalfjörður fjord




Sunlit Botnssúlur and Syðstasúla mountain peaks




Hvalfjörður fjord

Sunlit Hvalfell (on the left) and Háasúla, Botnssúlur and Syðstasúla (on the right) mountain peaks



Ganging glacial valley above Hvalfjörður fjord




Descent into the valley

Mountain flowers




Sunlit Skessuhorn's mountain ridge (view of the opposite side as in the morning)



Sunlit black farm houses 

Skessuhorn's mountain ridge over Hvalfjörður fjord

Red pasturelands

Horses grazing 

View of (part of) Hvalfjarðareyri island

Shallow waters of Hvalfjarðareyri island with Skessuhorn's mountain ridge in the back




Flowing gravel above Icelandic sheep



Sunset behind Arkanes lighthouses


3. februar 2023

Iceland 5/6

Eiðhúsatjörn lake



Snæfellsnes peaks in the clouds



Searching for seals

Algae covered rocks of Ytri Tunga beach

Seal swimming

Two seals playing in the water


Seal resting on the rock

Seals in the shallow water

Sunlit Breiðavík beach

Rauðfeldsgjá gorge

Rauðfeldsgjá gorge up close

Inside of the Rauðfeldsgjá gorge 

Breiðavík beach in the distance

Malarrif beach with Lóndrangar in the back



Wind breaking waves




Waves hitting cliffs




Malarrifsviti lighthouse




Far west end of the Snæfellsnes peninsula

Volcanos in the distance




South beach of Snæfellsnes




Midhfell mountain from the top of the Saxhóll volcano

View towards cloud covered Snæfellsnesjökull volcano

Saxhólar volcano with radio tower on the right




Skarðsvík beach


Waves drawing on the sand   




Waves drawing on the sand   


Foaming water

Foaming water over golden sandy beach

Water incoming 




Solidified lava plates with Snæfellsnesjökull volcano in the back

Solidified lava plates with Snæfellsnesjökull volcano in the back

Wind drawing circles in the sand with dry grass strands



Wind drawing circles in the sand with dry grass strands

Dry lava field 

Foaming water over Skarðsvík beach

Skarðsvík beach



Snæfellsnesjökull volcano in the distance

View towards north side of Snæfellsnes

View of the Fróðárdalur bay after sunset

Valavatn lake in the dusk light

Fróðárdalur bay

View towards south side of Snæfellsnes

Bjarnarfoss waterfall




River meander




Last rays of sun in the clouds

Flat fields of Snæfellsnes




Going home




Abandoned farm with Snæfellsnesjökull volcano in the back

Northern lights 




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