Lava and waterfalls of North-East
1. In the Lake Mývatn area, a pond along the trail leading to some lava tunnel.
2. Isabelle exceeds her fear and descends into the tunnel entrance.
3. Here, the lava textures are pretty incredible.
4. Flanks of Hverfjall crater.
5. Lake Mývatn and its lava concretions in the rain.
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7. Rainwear, with smile. 😉
8. Rainwear again.
9. Wild camp in some grassland South of the lake.
10. Light beam…
11. Sunset sky.
12. …
13. The next day, we seek to reach Aldeyjarfoss waterfall by a little used trail and, after about 35 miles and some pretty wet swamps, VivaLaVida arrives in front of this powerful river. The abandoned ford doesn’t inspire me much and I give up attempting its crossing, especially as even with binoculars, I cannot distinguish the trail on the other side…
14. Lunch time.
15. Moor to infinity…
16. Here is the spectacular Aldeyjarfoss !
17. The river dives into a deep canyon with basalt organs.
18. I go down in the canyon for a less classic composition.
19. Not far upstream, we discover another waterfall: Hrafnabjargafoss. What a pronunciation! 😉
20. Secondary falls at sunset…
21. Skjálfandafljót River downstream from Aldeyjarfossen.
22. Further downstream, the famous Godafoss, the falls of God, such touristic because located along the road nb1, the paved road that goes around Iceland.
23. A few miles eastward, we visit another waterfall: Detifoss. It is said to be the most powerful waterfall in Europe.
24. Selfoss, a few hundred yards upstream.
We finish the day at the very neat Ásbyrgi campground where the shower is welcomed! The next article will be in a more maritime atmosphere… 🙂
D5 Creation
Que d’eau, que d’eau!!!
Chouettes lumières et des spots d’enfer!!!
Merci Philippe !
Vu le courant dans le gué, je comprends que tu aies renoncé! Detifoss est effectivement très impressionnante. D’une façon générale le débit de ces grosses rivières islandaises est assez flippant.
PS j’ai cru deviner un futur géologue 😉
Le traverser nous aurait évité un détour d’une cinquantaine de kilomètres mais je n’ai pas tenté. Quant tu vois la largeur de la rivière sur la photo suivante et qu’à 3 m du bord, la profondeur avoisinait déjà le mètre, le jeu n’en valait pas la chandelle. S’il avait fallu passer, j’aurais sans doute fait une reconnaissance à pied mais là, ça ne valait pas la peine.
Futur géologue ? 😀 Je crois que je suis un peu trop vieux pour me reconvertir mais l’intérêt est là, c’est clair…
Je parlais d’Emile et son caillou!
Trop beeeeeeeau toutes ces couleurs ! Ça doit faire un bruit terrible ces chutes 😝
Oui, particulièrement Detifoss par la réflexion du bruit par le profond canyon…
Oh la la, c’est beau ces chutes !!
Merci Seb.
Right now,as your update lands at my feet,im blistfully boon-docked where i spent much time as a youth,where much hasnt changed,in 40 years…looks like much of the worlds outer regions,those more then a 1.0 min.walk,are still holdind up there graceful figures..speaking of which,the closup of your wife and baby,showcase their lovely faces like we outsiders have notyet glimpse…maybe the healthy influences of a sweet country road journey! Aint it sweet,being bathed in beauty! Good on-ya
Thanks Canyon.