Okay, okay, so people are really interested in pictures of Iceland! I’ve gotten great response from my articles Iceland for Twenty-Somethings and Iceland in Pictures. So, I give in, here are some more highlights of my road trip. Fortresses, craters and deserts:
A forbidding pile of rocks that was once used as a viking fortress in Northern Iceland called Borgavirki.
Horses graze in some ruins by a waterfall along the side of the road.
The Viti crater at the top of the Krafla volcano. It’s rimmed in snow but you can walk the periphery- as long as you don’t get too close to the edge! If you look at the top you can see some people, which should give you some perspective as to the size of this thing.
Svartifoss, a famous Icelandic waterfall in Skaftafell National Park in Southern Iceland. Slowly cooling lava formed the black basalt columns.
Between Skaftafell and the sea stretches miles of black sand desert known as the Sandar. The desolation is formed by runoff from the nearby glacier.
A colorful volcanic crater near Geysir park.
Another lush waterfall, this one (no joke) is supposed to have a pot of gold behind it.
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Stunning!! These are great pics. I need to plan a trip there. Thanks for posting!
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Hi, great pictures! I’ve also been to Iceland, but in the middle of winter… Watch the difference: http://www.nicolasdecorte.be/image/tid/23
Wow gorgeous, but you are right, quite different!
I think these might be some of the first pics of Iceland I’ve seen without snow, hah! I Love it.
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I went in June but even so ran into quite a bit of it! Can’t imagine going when it’s colder.
Iceland seems to be popping up everywhere today ~ maybe it’s a sign I should go!
I love the photo of the black sand desert!
you are the third person today whose told me this is a sign they should go to Iceland. That is clearly a sign that EVERYONE needs to mosey on over to Iceland.
I loved the desert, it was so anomalous and dark. Apparently you are not even supposed to get out of your car there because there is quicksand and these big scary birds will come chase you. It’s like another planet.
Beautiful photos! Jealous that you got to take a road trip through the countryside.
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Wonderful pictures! I’ll be posting some of my slightly-average ones in the next few days. Iceland is a very photogenic place even for the not-so-great photographers like myself
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I’m sure your pictures are great Anil! Too bad we didn’t coordinate, we could have gotten some light/darkness comparison pics!
Wow gorgeous looks!! These places are looking so beautiful and amazing that we all will wish to see it once.I also want to visit this superb places of this iceland.
Wonderful photos indeed! Thank you so much for this “virtual trip” to Iceland!
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Wowww! Beautiful pics! Amazing! Thanks for the lovely pics! I would love to visit Iceland some day!
love all the photo u share..but the last photo really make me screaming for Iceland.. btw, in that photo where did the water go
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Yeah that one was gorgeous although it was the last one we saw and we were pretty water fall-ed out by then. There’ actually a river at the bottom that you can’t see because of the angle of the photo.
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