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Farmland along the south coast
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South Iceland Glaciers
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Eyjafjallajokull
The volcano under this glacier erupted in 2010
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Urridafoss - "Waterfall of the Salmon"
This waterfall flows with the highest volume of water of
any waterfall in Iceland
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Skogarfoss
This waterfall was the one filmed in the scene in the movie
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" when he was
supposedly in the Himalayas.
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Solheimajokull Glacier
The documentary "Chasing Ice" was filmed here
and there are still a couple cameras in operation around
the glacier. Our group took a hike on the glacier.
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We were each given some crampons and an
ice axe.
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Barbara is fitted with her crampons.
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Carsons are ready for the hike.
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Our guide demonstrates how to hold the ice
axe.
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The hike begins.
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We were told to walk slowly and carefully
and to waddle like a penguin with feet spread apart and planted
with a flat foot.
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Crevaces on the glacier can be 60-90 feet
deep.
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View of lake formed from melting of the
glacier. To watch a 2 minute video explaining how glaciers
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Our guide points out a moulin or glacier
cave formed from water flowing underneath. To see a 3 minute
video explaining how a glacier cave is formed and how it differs
from crevasses, click here. |
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We made it up
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So did our group
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Starting back down
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Jeep for off road adventure.
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Road up the hillside to Dyrholaey National
Preserve
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Lighthouse on top
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View of coastline
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View of glaciers
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View of black beach
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Then we drove across water in the pouring
rain to the black beach
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Black Beach
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Basalt Pillars
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Entrance to cave
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Shelter from the rain!
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Basalt Pillars
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Smooth black stones on beach
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Back to the Jeeps
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Another church on a farm
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Seljalandsfoss Waterfall drops about 200
feet over the rocky cliffs.
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We walked the path leading behind the falls
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Behind the falls
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Fred is ready for rafting
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He's in the second raft
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He's in the bow on the left side of the
raft (right side of photo)
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Greenhouse utilizes geothermal energy for
heating
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Flowers are shipped to Reykjavik for distribution
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Geothermal power plant produces both heat
and power in a sustainable way.
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Map of active volcanic areas in Iceland.
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