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Iceland 1999
This lava flow on the Reykjanes Peninsula occurred in the 13th century.
Peculiar igneous stacks on the Reykjanes coast.
An abandoned shed at sunrise.
Reykjanes.
An oddly-sited lighthouse, and a mysterious geothermal energy plant.
Win contemplates the sea stack called Karl.
Gnarly cliffs overlooking the beach.
The famous Blue Lagoon. Where are the bikinied Icelandic babes?
Cinder cones and sheep pens.
Hvítserkur.
Borgarvirki.
The view northeast from Borgarvirki.
The eastward view from Borgarvirki.
A lonely fisherman's shack.
Akureyri, from across the fjord. It's a bigger town than it looks here.
Goðafoss.
Pseudocraters on Lake Mývatn.
A steam vent in a geothermal field.
The gorge of Dettifoss.
Dettifoss.
Win gets up close.
Farthest north, at Hraunhafnartangi--66° 31’35.6”N.
Freshly fallen snow on Eyjafjörður.
Two squinty tourists along Eyjafjörður.
The valley between Eyjafjörður and Skagafjörður.
A lonely house in the valley.
I believe this mountain is called Hvammsfell.
The fishing village of Sauðakrokur.
This church is part of an outdoor museum of Icelandic life.
Sod houses like these were common well into the 20th century.
A view of tin-roofed houses from the tower of Hallgrimskirkja, on the highest point of Reykjavik. (2001)
This church in the eastern end of Reykjavik reminded me of a Scottish distillery. (2001)
The cinder cone Kerið. Anyone for a dip?
Gullfoss.
The mist from Gullfoss froze on the grass.
Gullfoss.
The geyser...
...Strokkur...
...erupts!
Strokkur.
On the road back to Reykjavik.
Iceland 1999
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