Iceland 10.2009, Gullfoss, the greatest waterfall. Windy & wet, but as we were leaveing, the clouds parted, and once again, we we the only ones there to enjoy the views.
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Gullfoss - Golden Falls
Iceland 10.2009, Gullfoss, the greatest waterfall. Windy & wet, but as we were leaveing, the clouds parted, and once again, we we the only ones there to enjoy the views.
Geysir Iceland
10.2009. The land of boiling water – Geysir.
Wendita took some good video of Strokkur, (picture here) a reliable geyser which shoots every five minutes 66 feet in the air. Strokkur translates to “the churn”
The pictures speak to the weather, we knew we were in Iceland :)
The whole area is geothermically active. Walking trails are marked out among steaming vents and glistening, multicolored mud formations,
Wendita & Sheep
Iceland,10/2009. Wendy and the sheep/rams. The pictures of the landscape really do not show how awesome the mountains were.
Drekkingarhylur
Iceland, October 2009. Crossing the Oxara river, Drekkingarhylur, the famed “drowning pool” that came into use in the 16th century. Men condemned to death were beheaded, but women who committed adultery, infanticide or perjury were tied up in a sack and flung into the pool-more deeper and more turbulent than it is today.
Wendy on the steps leading up to Oxararfoss waterfall. This the last picture I took as it was it was FREEZING, WINDY, and WET! Pictured in the car was a Jeffito popsicle after our hike.
Absolutely a beautiful place.
The Logberg - Law Rock
Wendy approaching "The Logberg" or Law Rock from which the law speaker addressed the Alpingi at Pingvellir.
Friday, November 20, 2009
My Mighty Rental Car
Driving Iceland
October, 2009. Iceland. I’m not sure if many people identify with getting as far away as possible. Driving in Iceland was awesome. Just 20 minutes out of the city we could drive/hike for 100’s of mile and not see another sole. Always surrounded by the mountains and the sea, the views were awesome!
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