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