30. januar 2023

Iceland 3/6

Lake Selvallavatn





Selvallafoss




Lake Selvallavatn from behind Selvallafoss

Horn mountain from river delta

Wild icelandic swans to the right


Grímsfjall moutain to the left with sunlight piercing through the clouds


Rays of sun over lava field

Bjarnarhöfn Shark Museum (with freshly fermented shark - Hákarl)

Bjarnarhöfn Shark Museum with Skipþúfa mountain in the back

Kolgrafarfjörður fjord with Bjarnarhafnarfjall moutain in the back

Kolgrafarfjörður fjord with Lambahnúkur mountain in the front and Leiðarhnúkur moutain in the back


Pasturelands of Grundarfoss waterfall


Icelandic horse grazing 


Icelandic horse grazing in front of Grundarfoss


Lone white horse grazing


Horses grazing in front of sun covered Svartihnúkur moutain peak


Kirkjufell Mountain


Kirkjufell Mountain up close


Kirkjufellsfoss with Mýrarhyma mountain in the back



Kirkjufellsfoss with Kirkjufell Mountain in the back


Lárós lake to the right (dammed in 1965) with Breiðafjörður bay on the left

Drifted shells

Coastal erosion of basalt rocks


Barnacles on basalt rocks


Black sand beach 


Waves hitting barnacle covered basalt rocks


Wave hitting Lárós's dam wall with Stöð mountain in the back


Wave patterns in the sand



Búlandshöfði with sunlight piercing through the dark clouds


Bugsvötn lake with sun covered Kistufell mountain in the back


Volcanic rock pinnacles with Tindfell mountain peak in the back


Sunlit Valavatn lake

View of the Fróðárdalur area 


Valafell mountain ridge


View of the Fróðárdalur bay with the Bugsvötn lake


Bjarnarfoss waterfall



Bjarnarfoss waterfall up close


Farmhouse in the river delta


Farmhouse in the river delta close to the sea


 

Iceland 2/6

Sunrise over Kirkja church with Skessuhorn's mountain ridge in the distance



Morning sun over Rófuborg and Ljósufjöll mountain



Ljósufjöll and Skyrtunna mountain

Hofstaðaskógur (Forrest planted in 1956) with Elliðatindar mountan in the back



Icelandic cabin with Elliðatindar mountan

Elliðatindar mountan reflecting in the frozen lake

Þorgeirsfellshyrna mountain with Snæfellsjökull to the left 

Snæfellsjökull (a 700,000-year-old glacier-capped stratovolcano) in the distance

Holsfjall and Elliðatindar mountains

Holsfjall mountain

Ytri Tunga beach with washed up whale vertebrae 


Seal hunting in the sun

First catch of the day



Seal wallowing in the sun

Hiding behind the rock

Stranded buoy in the shallow water



Snæfellsjökull volcano



Two seals resting on the rocks



Up close, with Snæfellsjökull volcano in the back

Seal waking up ...

... stuned by the morning sun




Sandy bay with Kirkjuhólsviti lighthouse (to the left) and Holsfjall mountain (in the middle)




Tectonic crack with Snæfellsjökull volcano

Búðakirkja church

Búðakirkja

Búða beach



Búða beach with eastern half of Snæfellsnes peninsula in the back




Seagull on volcanic beach 



Searching for more seals



Volcanic beach overlooking Snæfellsnes peninsula

Unfortunately no seals



Búðakirkja with Mælifell mountain on the left and Bjarnarfoss waterfall on the right

Búðakirkja up close
Giant Snæfellsjökull volcano and Stapafell vulcanic mountain on the left


Panoramic view from Axlar-Björn viewpoint



Dug in cabin with waterfall backdrop

Gatklettur (naturally formed stone arch)




Gatklettur




Basalt volcanic rock formations rising from the sea

Arnarstapi cliffs in the sun

Basalt pillars seen on the side of a cliff (hexagonal rock formations)




Basalt clifs and volcanic lagoons



Stapafell vulcanic mountain (a distinctly shaped palagonitic pyramide)




Arnarstapi cliffs with eastern half of Snæfellsnes peninsula in the back



Moss covered vulcanic rock with Stapafell vulcanic mountaintop in the back




Cliff rising above the sea




Basalt cliff




Look along the east coast of peninsula




Basalt cliffs towering above the sea





Snæfellsjökull volcano and Stapafell vulcanic mountain behind moss covered lava field




Seagulls upon the air




Snæfellsjökull volcano and Stapafell vulcanic mountain

Lóndrangar (basalt towers)




Lóndrangar (viewed from the west)



Malarrifsviti lighthouse




Lighthouse




Snæfellsjökull volcano




Moss covered lava field



Djúpalónssandur beach



Red lava sculptures with Snæfellsjökull volcano




Red lava sculptures with Snæfellsjökull volcano




Red lava sculptures with Snæfellsjökull volcano




Djúpalónssandur beach




Cloud covoered Snæfellsjökull volcano

Dritvik Djúpalónssandur







Dritvik Djúpalónssandur



Dritvik Djúpalónssandur



Djúpalónssandur beach in the sunset



Remains of Epine GY7 Fishing Trawler with Snæfellsjökull volcano in the sunset



View of the sunset on Djúpalónssandur beach




Aflraunasteinar




Gatklettur rock



View of Snæfellsjökull through Gatklettur rock



Last ray of sun



Snæfellsjökull volcano in the final rays of sun



Snæfellsjökull volcano in the final rays of sun

Moss covered lava field with east coast of peninsula in the dusk

Lava field path from Snæfellsjökull volcano 




Lonely house in the dusk light

Farm overlooking pasturelands




Rauðakúlur, Lýsuhyrna and Þorgeirsfellshyrna mountains