More Strange and Beautiful Iceland Pictures

Posted on 22. Dec, 2009 by in Destinations, Europe, Photos

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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19 Responses to “More Strange and Beautiful Iceland Pictures”

  1. DTravelsRound

    22. Dec, 2009

    Stunning!! These are great pics. I need to plan a trip there. Thanks for posting!
    .-= DTravelsRound´s last blog ..A BRIEF intermission: The New Face of Sosauce.com =-.

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  2. Nicolas De Corte

    22. Dec, 2009

    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

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  3. Candice

    22. Dec, 2009

    I think these might be some of the first pics of Iceland I’ve seen without snow, hah! I Love it.
    .-= Candice´s last blog ..Any Mummers, Nice Mummers ‘Lowed in? =-.

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    • Steph

      22. Dec, 2009

      I went in June but even so ran into quite a bit of it! Can’t imagine going when it’s colder.

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  4. JoAnna

    22. Dec, 2009

    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!

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    • Steph

      22. Dec, 2009

      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.

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  5. Adam

    22. Dec, 2009

    Beautiful photos! Jealous that you got to take a road trip through the countryside.
    .-= Adam´s last blog ..My Travel Experience with Music =-.

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  6. Anil

    23. Dec, 2009

    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 :P
    .-= Anil´s last blog ..What Gadgets Can You Not Travel Without? [RESPONSES] =-.

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    • Stephanie

      23. Dec, 2009

      I’m sure your pictures are great Anil! Too bad we didn’t coordinate, we could have gotten some light/darkness comparison pics!

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  7. Harry Wordsworth

    24. Dec, 2009

    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.

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  8. Lori

    24. Dec, 2009

    Wonderful photos indeed! Thank you so much for this “virtual trip” to Iceland!

    Happy Holidays!

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  9. Abhi

    25. Dec, 2009

    Wowww! Beautiful pics! Amazing! Thanks for the lovely pics! I would love to visit Iceland some day! :)

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  10. abd. halim hadi

    28. Dec, 2009

    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 :P
    .-= abd. halim hadi´s last blog ..Me on my Assignment =-.

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    • Steph

      28. Dec, 2009

      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.

      Thanks for stopping by!

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  11. AudreyDez

    21. Nov, 2010

    Really love your Iceland pictures. Definitely a country I can’t wait to visit!

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  12. Arshad Mehmood Farooqui

    23. Oct, 2011

    Beautiful , attractive and strange

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