Category: Iceland

  • The Whole Shoe

    Yesterday was focused on just the small fall on the right. Here is the whole Goðafoss horseshoe. (Goðafoss, Iceland, 2025)

  • Just a Bit of Falls

    I was starting a trip in northern Iceland and I had been driving most of the day before I stopped at Goðafoss. Although the expanse of the horseshoe falls is the attraction, I became interested in the nuances of the falls such as this small fall in the horseshoe. (Goðafoss, Iceland, 2025)

  • This is my favorite photo of Gullfoss. Yesterday’s classic view is good, but this one reminds you of the power of water as the mist rises over the bank and the water continues down the Hvítá River. (Gullfoss, Iceland, 2024)

  • Gullfoss–Classic

    If you have been to Iceland, you have probably been here and this is the “classic view.” It’s a day trip from Reykjavik and a stop on the Ring Road. I’ve been there a number of times. This time it was fall and the grasses had turned amber along the Hvítá River. (Gullfoss Falls, Iceland,…

  • Winter Trip, Winter Landscape, Winter Morning

    Having lived in the upper Midwest most of my life, I’m no stranger to big winter mornings. Having come through a storm the day before, this one seemed especially beautiful as dawn broke. (Höfn, Iceland, 2024)

  • Even the Skyline Has a View

    One of my last days in Iceland I went up in Hallgrímskirkja to catch some last views of the city and the surrounding islands and mountains. (Reykjavik, Iceland, 2024)

  • Calm Day, Still Dangerous

    Reynisfjara Beach is one of the most beautiful and interesting black sand beaches in the world. It is also one of the most dangerous. The sun was going down on a cold winter evening and the water was calm. Even though I didn’t expect them, I kept my eye open for sneaker waves. (Vik, Iceland,…

  • Winter at Jökulsárlón

    I had been to Jökulsárlón twice before–both times on sunlit summer days. I wanted to see the glacial lagoon in winter. I have some better photos of ice flows that I will post sometime. I like this one because of the icebergs in the the lagoon and the intrepid December tourists who have the same…

  • Bring on the Yule Lads

    As I mentioned yesterday, we have adopted some Icelandic traditions including the Yule Lads. One by one they start arriving on December 12 with the entrance of Stekkjastaur (Sheep-Cote Clod who harasses the sheep) who also departs on Christmas Day. Yesterday the last of the Lads, Kertasníkir (the Candle Beggar) arrived and he will depart…

  • Jólakötturinn

    After living in Iceland we have adopted some of the Icelandic Christmas traditions–including Jólakötturinn, the Christmas Cat. Getting socks for Christmas is an important thing. (Reykjavik, Iceland 2024)