Morning Gold

Early October, 07:30.
A layer of heavy cloud was hanging above us. Briefly, sunrise underlit the raincloud and touched the misty mountain flanks with golden fingers.

A moment later, the sun slipped behind the blanket of dark cloud overhead.

Breiðdalsvík in eastern Iceland. The mountain is Snæhvammstindur¹ and at the tip on the right is the appropriately named Mosfell.

¹ 𝙎𝙣𝙖𝙚𝙚-𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘴-𝘵𝘪𝘯-𝘥𝘳𝘳

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Dappled

Travelling through Tröllaskagi, we decided to detour through Hörgárdalur and see the other side of Hraundrangi mountain.

Looking back towards the main Route 1 ring-road, we saw Bægisárhnjúkur and the deep cleft created by the river cutting between the mountains and flowing down into the valley.

On the right is the glacier Bægisárjökull.

Hörgársveit, north-eastern Iceland.

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Going Round The Bend

A drizzly day as we made our way south down Gemlufallsdalur valley towards Dýrafjörður fjord in the Westfjords of Iceland.

Flatafjall (469m) is ahead of us.

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Eagle's Back

The tip of Eystrahorn mountain rises above Hvalnes like the back view of an eagle preparing to fly away.

Cloud sits astride a peak and is gently pinched by it.
Scree slopes tumble towards the lagoon.
Small buildings nestle at the foot.
The white dots of swans punctuate the water's edge.

A sublime moment.

Víkurfjall in Lón, Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, south-eastern Iceland.

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Leeward

This beautiful and dramatic pyramidical stack of basaltic strata is a regular stop for us. It has a wonderful strength about it.

Every time we've been there, it looks different. This time, a clump of cloud had formed on the leeward side of the peak, and patchy sunlight was picking out details in the structure.

Búlandstindur (1069 m / 3507 ft) in Djúpavogshreppur between Berufjörður and Hamarsfjörður, eastern #Iceland.

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Misty Pyramid

Columnar basalt is amazing rock, tall hexagonal blocks with enormous vertical strength but with a tendency to flake away in slices from the top.

The result is gorgeous stepped pyramidal shapes like this one, and many similar others around the country.

The waterfall left of centre is Prestagilsfoss.

Ytri-Nóntindur¹ (1086m/3563ft) in Mjóifjörður, Fjarðabyggð, eastern #Iceland.

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Serenity

September, and the area around the town is still quite green. Grasses are beginning to fade to yellow and there's a little chill in the air.

We're sadly leaving the town behind; this is one of my favourite places. We have a day of good weather and exploration to look forward to though, so we're content.

Þórólfshnúkur (724m/2375ft) behind Ísafjörður¹ in the Westfjords of #Iceland.

¹ 𝙀𝙚-𝘴𝘢-𝘧𝘺𝘳𝘳-𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘳

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Yoda Cave

Hjörleifshöfði¹ is a 222m palagonite inselberg in southern Iceland.

Of volcanic origin, it used to be an island surrounded by sea. At the time of the settlement of Iceland it was connected to the mainland. Later, jökulhlaups (volcanic floods) from the eruptions of Katla deposited so much material that the surface was raised above sea level.

You can see why it's called the Yoda Cave!

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