AKRANES LIGHTHOUSE
AKRANES, ICELAND April 2017 A small town on the west coast of Iceland.
BRIDGE BETWEEN CONTINENTS
ÞINGVELLIR NATIONAL PARK, ICELAND April 2017 A crack called Almannagjá, where you can literally walk between the tectonic plates of two continents.
LITTLE GEYSER
HAUKADALUR, ICELAND April 2017 Located next to the larger and more well known Strokkur geyser, this erupts every 10 minutes, blasting hot steam and water 30 meters into the air.
MOUNTAIN RIDGE
NEAR HOFN, ICELAND April 2017 On the western coast of Iceland.
SVINAFELLSJÖKULL GLACIER
SKAFTAFELL, ICELAND April 2017 Drone photo of part of the great Vatnajökull glacier, which rises over 1800 meters.
VIEW FROM SVINAFELLSJÖKULL GLACIER
SKAFTAFELL, ICELAND April 2017 Drone photo from midway up the face of the glacier, which rises over 1800 meters.
ICY SWIM
JÖKULSÁRLÓN, ICELAND April 2017 Spotted seal swimming in the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon.
JÖKULSÁRLÓN AT DUSK
JÖKULSÁRLÓN, ICELAND April 2017 An immensely beautiful spot that has been quite popular over the years as a location for numerous feature films.
JÖKULSÁRLÓN GLACIER LAGOON
JÖKULSÁRLÓN, ICELAND April 2017 An immensely beautiful spot that has been quite popular over the years as a location for numerous feature films.
WAVES CRASHING AT ‘DIAMOND BEACH’
JÖKULSÁRLÓN, ICELAND April 2017 Small icebergs from the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon float out under the Jökulsárlón bridge (styled after the Golden Gate Bridge) into the sea, and wash ashore on the black sand beach.
SNÆFELLSNESVEGUR HIGHWAY
WESTERN ICELAND April 2017 Also known as Road 54, this scenic portion of road runs between the ocean and the inland mountain range.
SNÆFELLSJÖKULL VOLCANO
ARNARSTAPI, ICELAND April 2017 Drone image of the cliffs of Gatklettur in the foreground, with Snæfellsjökull off in the distance. This 700,000 year old volcano, according to Jules Verne in Journey to the Center of the Earth, is the portal to the center of our planet.
THE CLIFFS AT GATKLETTUR
ARNARSTAPI, ICELAND April 2017 Drone image of Iceland's dramatic, rugged western coast.
ICELANDIC HORSES
NEAR SKÁLAFELL, ICELAND April 2017 80,000 Icelandic horses live on the island.
VIK i MYRDAL CHURCH
VIK, ICELAND April 2017 An eruption of the nearby Katla volcano could trigger massive ice melting and flash flooding. The church, built high on a hill in Vik, is thought to be one of the few if not only structures which might survive such a flood. The basalt sea stacks of Reynisdrangar can be seen out in the sea to the left.
WRECK ON A BLACK SAND BEACH
SÓLHEIMASANDUR, ICELAND April 2017 On November 24, 1973 a US Navy DC-3 ran out of fuel and crash landed on this black sand beach in Southern Iceland.
DC-3 PLANE WRECK
SÓLHEIMASANDUR, ICELAND April 2017 On November 24, 1973 a US Navy DC-3 ran out of fuel and crash landed on this black sand beach in Southern Iceland.
GULLFOSS FALLS
GULLFOSS, ICELAND April 2017 A dramatic, three-tiered waterfall in southwest Iceland.
SKOGAFOSS
SKOGAR, ICELAND April 2017 A double rainbow is not uncommon due to the huge amount of spray.
SMALL WATERFALL
NEAR SELJALANDSFOSS, ICELAND April 2017 Waterfalls seem to be wherever you look in Iceland.
BLUE LAGOON
GRINDAVIK, ICELAND April 2017 Geothermal springs power a nearby electric plant, which then feeds the lagoon its hot water.