June 26, 2018
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Exploring Iceland | Snæfellsnes to Jökulsarlón

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I came to Iceland to shoot a wedding and stuck around for a week of exhilarating adventure. Believe the hype–Iceland is amazing.

There is so much I could say about this trip, but I’m going to keep it brief: unforgettable times with incredible people in the wildest, rawest land I’ve experienced. Iceland is a geological baby and I felt like a kid in a candy store snapping photos like a bandit.

Here’s an image from Google Maps that shows most of our points of interest.

Here are the highlights from the trip:

Snæfellsnes Peninsula

Gerðuberg Cliffs

Gerðuberg Cliffs, our first stop. Looked like we had stumbled upon a fortress wall.

Nate, lost at the Gerðuberg Cliffs

Nate, lost at the Gerðuberg Cliffs

Wifey at the Gerðuberg Cliffs

Wifey at the Gerðuberg Cliffs

Berserkjahraun

Berserkjahraun, hardened lava flow covered in moss under cloudy skies.

Berserkjahraun

Tiny Andy taking in Berserkjahraun

Toyota Land Cruiser

Our trusty steed, a Toyota Land Cruiser

Lambs frolicking.

Kirkjufellsfoss Kirkufell

Kirkjufellsfoss with Kirkufell Mountain in the background

Kirkjufellsfoss

The Crew at Kirkjufellsfoss

Just an Iceland horse looking all badass.

Djupalonssandur

Giant pebbles at Djupalonssandur. Trying their best to join the Iceland rowing team. Gotta be able to lift at least the next to the largest rock to qualify. We did not qualify. Haha.

Djupalonssandur

Pebbles at Djupalonssandur

Djupalonssandur

More pebbles.

Djúpalónssandur

Cairns on Djúpalónssandur Black Sand Beach

Wreckage on Djúpalónssandur that washed up in 1948.

We didn’t see too many wildflowers while we were there but discovered these at Djúpalónssandur.

The local folks love their legends, including giants. The wifey and were on the lookout all trip, especially when we could find a nice hiding place 😉

Djúpalónssandur Hole

Hey, it’s me and a hole in a rock.

Londrangar Basalt Cliffs

Kim on the cliffs of Londrangar

Londrangar Basalt Cliffs

Londrangar Basalt Cliffs

The Golden Circle

We only spent one day exploring the Golden Circle. We easily could have spent three and not gotten bored in the slightest.

Faxi

Faxi, I called her the Faxi lady. A less popular waterfall in the Golden Circle but remarkable all the same.

Gullfoss

Gullfoss. This one was too touristy for our tastes, but the appeal is obvious. This sucker is massive.

Bruarfoss

Bruarfoss. Took a solid 45 mins to hike in through mud and totally worth it. The blue water was screaming beauty at us. We were told the blue is caused by glacial silt suspended in the water.

Bruarfoss

A lower view of Bruarfoss

Midfoss

Midfoss. Half way to Bruarfoss you’ll find this sexy gal. One of my favorite falls on the entire trip. So many great angles to capture.

Midfoss

A lower angle of Midfoss

Icelandic Horse

What do you do when a horse is running strrraaight at you? Take a photo, jump out of the way, and pee a little? Asking for a friend.

Puddle jumpin’. And yes, I barely made it. Toes on dry land, heels in the water but nothing in my boots. Huzzah!

Southern Iceland, Near Vik

These horses don’t have too bad of a view, eh?

It was incredibly windy this day. So windy, in fact, the water from these falls couldn’t reach the ground.

Drangurinn Rock

Drangurinn Rock – a mysterious boulder where elves supposedly dwelt.

Skogafoss

Me + Wifey at Skogafoss

Skogafoss

The view from above Skogafoss

The homie, Nate, walking on the path beyond Skogafoss

Skogafoss

One of the incredible views at Skogafoss

Skogafoss

Skogafoss

Aliens abducted Andy

US Navy DC-3 Wreckage walk

The desolate walk out to US Navy DC-3 Wreckage

Hey, it’s Nate again. Walking like he owns the place.

The desolate walk out to US Navy DC-3 Wreckage

US Navy DC-3 Wreckage

US Navy DC-3 Wreckage

Yours truly on US Navy DC-3

Not sure Andy and I make the best pilots. But we felt fly.

Solheimajokull Glacier

Matt walking like the killer from I know what you did last summer at Solheimajokull Glacier.

Seljalandsfoss

Seljalandsfoss with a little rainbow action.

Just a little cave alongside the road. All sorts of ghost tales at this one. It used to be a safe place for sheep during bad weather.

Dyrholaey

The views from Dyrholaey are supposed to be incredible. As you can tell, we didn’t have great luck seeing anything.

Reynisdrangar

Reynisdrangar. It really is incredible, but hard to capture in the day without getting tons of people in your shot.

Reynisdrangar

So many neat formations at Reynisdrangar. This one, I thought, was particularly wicked.

Kim posing in front of the rock giants at Reynisdrangar

And then she got scared and hid. Keeeeyuuute!

And then she found a dead fish.

Here’s another attempt at capturing Reynisdrangar. I’m not super satisfied with it but you can see the scale of these columns thanks to those tourists.

Reynisdrangar

Another view of Reynisdrangar

Can you tell I like Cairns? The little red pebble is a fun touch.

Southeastern Iceland, Near Hof

Svartifoss

The hike to Svartifoss

Svartifoss

Svartifoss

Fjaðrárgljúfur

Drone shot looking up Fjaðrárgljúfur. One of the most beautiful canyons I’ve ever seen.

Fjaðrárgljúfur

The view from Fjaðrárgljúfur towards the coast.

New friends we made at Fjaðrárgljúfur.

Arnardrangur Lambs

Kiss and tail. These little cuties were outside our AirBnB at Arnardrangur

Arnardrangur Sheep

I think they spotted me… Can’t tell for sure.

Iceland Sunset

An Iceland sunset

Svinafellsjokull Glacier

We paid for a crampon hiking tour at Svinafellsjokull Glacier. Totally worth it.

Kim looking cute as cuss on Svinafellsjokull Glacier.

The brothers Didway on Svinafellsjokull Glacier.

Nate drinking from the pure water of Svinafellsjokull.

The view out of a cave at Svinafellsjokull

Me trying to act cool repelling… down the ice or repelling women? You decide.

Jokulsárlón

Chunks of glacier washed up on the black sand beach at Jokulsárlón.

A close up of the glacier chuncks looking like diamonds. So rad.

Sorry, Kim. These diamonds aren’t forever.

Jokulsárlón Lagoon

Jokulsárlón Lagoon

Jökulsarlón

Jökulsarlón

The crew saying, “So long!”

Planet earth is amazing! And Iceland is a gem. I’m so grateful to have visited.


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June 26, 2018
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Exploring Iceland | Snæfellsnes to Jökulsarlón

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I came to Iceland to shoot a wedding and stuck around for a week of exhilarating adventure. Believe the hype–Iceland is amazing.

There is so much I could say about this trip, but I’m going to keep it brief: unforgettable times with incredible people in the wildest, rawest land I’ve experienced. Iceland is a geological baby and I felt like a kid in a candy store snapping photos like a bandit.

Here’s an image from Google Maps that shows most of our points of interest.

Here are the highlights from the trip:

Snæfellsnes Peninsula

Gerðuberg Cliffs

Gerðuberg Cliffs, our first stop. Looked like we had stumbled upon a fortress wall.

Nate, lost at the Gerðuberg Cliffs

Nate, lost at the Gerðuberg Cliffs

Wifey at the Gerðuberg Cliffs

Wifey at the Gerðuberg Cliffs

Berserkjahraun

Berserkjahraun, hardened lava flow covered in moss under cloudy skies.

Berserkjahraun

Tiny Andy taking in Berserkjahraun

Toyota Land Cruiser

Our trusty steed, a Toyota Land Cruiser

Lambs frolicking.

Kirkjufellsfoss Kirkufell

Kirkjufellsfoss with Kirkufell Mountain in the background

Kirkjufellsfoss

The Crew at Kirkjufellsfoss

Just an Iceland horse looking all badass.

Djupalonssandur

Giant pebbles at Djupalonssandur. Trying their best to join the Iceland rowing team. Gotta be able to lift at least the next to the largest rock to qualify. We did not qualify. Haha.

Djupalonssandur

Pebbles at Djupalonssandur

Djupalonssandur

More pebbles.

Djúpalónssandur

Cairns on Djúpalónssandur Black Sand Beach

Wreckage on Djúpalónssandur that washed up in 1948.

We didn’t see too many wildflowers while we were there but discovered these at Djúpalónssandur.

The local folks love their legends, including giants. The wifey and were on the lookout all trip, especially when we could find a nice hiding place 😉

Djúpalónssandur Hole

Hey, it’s me and a hole in a rock.

Londrangar Basalt Cliffs

Kim on the cliffs of Londrangar

Londrangar Basalt Cliffs

Londrangar Basalt Cliffs

The Golden Circle

We only spent one day exploring the Golden Circle. We easily could have spent three and not gotten bored in the slightest.

Faxi

Faxi, I called her the Faxi lady. A less popular waterfall in the Golden Circle but remarkable all the same.

Gullfoss

Gullfoss. This one was too touristy for our tastes, but the appeal is obvious. This sucker is massive.

Bruarfoss

Bruarfoss. Took a solid 45 mins to hike in through mud and totally worth it. The blue water was screaming beauty at us. We were told the blue is caused by glacial silt suspended in the water.

Bruarfoss

A lower view of Bruarfoss

Midfoss

Midfoss. Half way to Bruarfoss you’ll find this sexy gal. One of my favorite falls on the entire trip. So many great angles to capture.

Midfoss

A lower angle of Midfoss

Icelandic Horse

What do you do when a horse is running strrraaight at you? Take a photo, jump out of the way, and pee a little? Asking for a friend.

Puddle jumpin’. And yes, I barely made it. Toes on dry land, heels in the water but nothing in my boots. Huzzah!

Southern Iceland, Near Vik

These horses don’t have too bad of a view, eh?

It was incredibly windy this day. So windy, in fact, the water from these falls couldn’t reach the ground.

Drangurinn Rock

Drangurinn Rock – a mysterious boulder where elves supposedly dwelt.

Skogafoss

Me + Wifey at Skogafoss

Skogafoss

The view from above Skogafoss

The homie, Nate, walking on the path beyond Skogafoss

Skogafoss

One of the incredible views at Skogafoss

Skogafoss

Skogafoss

Aliens abducted Andy

US Navy DC-3 Wreckage walk

The desolate walk out to US Navy DC-3 Wreckage

Hey, it’s Nate again. Walking like he owns the place.

The desolate walk out to US Navy DC-3 Wreckage

US Navy DC-3 Wreckage

US Navy DC-3 Wreckage

Yours truly on US Navy DC-3

Not sure Andy and I make the best pilots. But we felt fly.

Solheimajokull Glacier

Matt walking like the killer from I know what you did last summer at Solheimajokull Glacier.

Seljalandsfoss

Seljalandsfoss with a little rainbow action.

Just a little cave alongside the road. All sorts of ghost tales at this one. It used to be a safe place for sheep during bad weather.

Dyrholaey

The views from Dyrholaey are supposed to be incredible. As you can tell, we didn’t have great luck seeing anything.

Reynisdrangar

Reynisdrangar. It really is incredible, but hard to capture in the day without getting tons of people in your shot.

Reynisdrangar

So many neat formations at Reynisdrangar. This one, I thought, was particularly wicked.

Kim posing in front of the rock giants at Reynisdrangar

And then she got scared and hid. Keeeeyuuute!

And then she found a dead fish.

Here’s another attempt at capturing Reynisdrangar. I’m not super satisfied with it but you can see the scale of these columns thanks to those tourists.

Reynisdrangar

Another view of Reynisdrangar

Can you tell I like Cairns? The little red pebble is a fun touch.

Southeastern Iceland, Near Hof

Svartifoss

The hike to Svartifoss

Svartifoss

Svartifoss

Fjaðrárgljúfur

Drone shot looking up Fjaðrárgljúfur. One of the most beautiful canyons I’ve ever seen.

Fjaðrárgljúfur

The view from Fjaðrárgljúfur towards the coast.

New friends we made at Fjaðrárgljúfur.

Arnardrangur Lambs

Kiss and tail. These little cuties were outside our AirBnB at Arnardrangur

Arnardrangur Sheep

I think they spotted me… Can’t tell for sure.

Iceland Sunset

An Iceland sunset

Svinafellsjokull Glacier

We paid for a crampon hiking tour at Svinafellsjokull Glacier. Totally worth it.

Kim looking cute as cuss on Svinafellsjokull Glacier.

The brothers Didway on Svinafellsjokull Glacier.

Nate drinking from the pure water of Svinafellsjokull.

The view out of a cave at Svinafellsjokull

Me trying to act cool repelling… down the ice or repelling women? You decide.

Jokulsárlón

Chunks of glacier washed up on the black sand beach at Jokulsárlón.

A close up of the glacier chuncks looking like diamonds. So rad.

Sorry, Kim. These diamonds aren’t forever.

Jokulsárlón Lagoon

Jokulsárlón Lagoon

Jökulsarlón

Jökulsarlón

The crew saying, “So long!”

Planet earth is amazing! And Iceland is a gem. I’m so grateful to have visited.



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