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Northern Iceland Desert.
A rocky scene with a snow-capped mountain in the background.
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N. Iceland.
One of the most artistic cairns we saw. There are two more in the...
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N. Iceland.
Dettifoss waterfall in Jokulsargljufur Canyon.
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N. Iceland.
Dettifoss waterfall in Jokulsargljufur Canyon, showing the mist and rainbow.
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Jokulsargljufur Canyon, N. Iceland.
Dettifoss waterfall in Jokulsargljufur Canyon, considered to be Europe's...
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N. Iceland.
Dettifoss waterfall in Jokulsargljufur Canyon.
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N. Iceland.
Dettifoss waterfall in Jokulsargljufur Canyon. Several tour buses...
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N. Iceland.
One of the red rock formations near Dettifoss.
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N. Iceland. Hafragilsfoss waterfall.
Looking up the Jokulsa river, you can just make out the mist from Dettifoss.
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N. Iceland.
Looking downriver at the canyon where the Jokulsa river flows out of sight.
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N. Iceland.
Hafragilsfoss waterfall downstream from Dettifoss.
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Jokulsargljufur National Park.
Asbyrgi canyon, N. Iceland, a horseshoe shaped canyon with high rocky...
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Jokulsargljufur National Park.
Asbyrgi canyon showing ducks on the pond.
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Asbyrgi canyon, N. Iceland.
We didn't see many flowers growing wild in Iceland at this time of year,...
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Asbyrgi canyon, N. Iceland.
This formation was standing between the sides of the canyon.
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Asbyrgi canyon, N. Iceland.
A close look at the details of a rock face.
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Northern Iceland.
Just a flock of birds on the water with ice covered mountains behind.
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Northern Iceland.
A Caterpillar D4H. I worked there 31 years.
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Husavik, Iceland.
Considered to be the best site in Iceland for whale watching. It is a...
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Husavik, Iceland.
A two-master in the harbor.
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Husavik, Iceland.
The harbor.
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Husavik, Iceland.
Looks good to me.
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Lake Myvatn, Iceland.
Skutustathargygar pseudo craters, across the road from our hotel at Lake Myvatn.
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Lake Myvatn, Iceland.
Skutustathargygar pseudo craters, across the road from our hotel at Lake Myvatn.
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Lake Myvatn, Iceland.
A church close to our hotel.
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Lake Myvatn, Iceland.
The chandelier in the church.
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Lake Myvatn, Iceland.
Lava formation at Dimmuborgir.
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Lake Myvatn, Iceland.
Lava formation at Dimmuborgir.
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Lake Myvatn, Iceland.
Lava formation at Dimmuborgir.
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Lake Myvatn, Iceland.
Lava formation at Dimmuborgir.
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Lake Myvatn, Iceland.
On Lake Graenvatn, a farm house roofed in turf and sided in timber and basalt...
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Lake Myvatn, Iceland.
Grjotagja. Men's bathing hole. Careful; the water is 50 degrees C....
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Lake Myvatn, Iceland.
Our first view of the geothermal area at Lake Myvatn.
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Lake Myvatn, Iceland.
Geothermal transmission area.
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Lake Myvatn, Iceland.
Geothermal area at Lake Myvatn.
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Lake Myvatn, Iceland.
A fumerole in the geothermal area.
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Lake Myvatn, Iceland.
Diane testing the steam heat at a fumerole in the geothermal area. She...
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Lake Myvatn, Iceland.
A view of the colorations left by the sulferous emanations at the geothermal...
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Lake Myvatn, Iceland.
A fumerole in the geothermal area.
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Lake Myvatn, Iceland.
Another view of the geothermal area.
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Lake Myvatn, Iceland.
Krafla. An area of active volcanic craters whose steam powers the electric...
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Lake Myvatn, Iceland.
A look at some of the steam transmission lines across from the power plant.
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Lake Myvatn, Iceland.
Viti, (hell), a small volcanic cone lake near the power plant.
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Lake Myvatn, Iceland.
Our only encounter with snowfall in Iceland. This on June 23rd.
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Reykjahio, Iceland.
The church spared from the devastation was razed in 1972 and replaced by this...
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Reykjahio, Iceland.
On Lake Myvatn. Shown here is part of a lava flow from 1729 which...
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Reykjahio, Iceland.
A view of the lava from the back of the cemetery.
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Reykjahio, Iceland.
Inside the church.
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Reykjahio, Iceland.
The carving on the pulpit depicts the lava flow threatening the original church.
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Lake Myvatn, Iceland.
A fisherman in the Laxa River at Lake Myvatn.
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North Iceland.
Gothafoss, (waterfall of the Gods). Another of our picks for the best...
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North Iceland.
Gothafoss, (waterfall of the Gods). A view from the top.
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Akureyri, Iceland.
Akureyri across Eyjafjorthur fjord, the longest fjord in Iceland. Akureyri is...
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Akureyri, Iceland.
Akureyrarkirkja church stained glass windows.
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Akureyri, Iceland.
Akureyrarkirkja church stained glass windows.
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Akureyri, Iceland.
Akureyrarkirkja church from outside.
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Akureyri, Iceland.
A typical street scene near our hotel.
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Akureyri, Iceland.
A colorful snack and Coca Cola shop.
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Akureyri, Iceland.
The church at Grund, about 20km from Akureyri.
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Akureyri, Iceland.
A statue of Helgi the Lean who is thought to be the first permanent...
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Akureyri, Iceland.
A view of the town from the statue of Helgi.
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Akureyri, Iceland.
Another view of the town as seen from Helgi's statue.
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Akureyri, Iceland.
Akureyri's Lystigarthurinn Botanical Gardens, opened in 1912.
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Akureyri, Iceland.
The greenhouse at the botanical gardens.
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Akureyri, Iceland.
Flowers at the botanical gardens.
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Akureyri, Iceland.
The fountain at the botanical gardens.
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Akureyri, Iceland.
Behind the greenhouse.
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Akureyri, Iceland.
More flowers at the botanical gardens.
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Akureyri, Iceland.
One last look at the botanical gardens as we leave.
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Dalvik, Iceland.
A fishing village damaged in 1934 by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake.
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Dalvik, Iceland.
The harbor.
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Dalvik, Iceland.
A typical combination gas station, snack shop and sometimes hotel.
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Dalvik, Iceland.
Entrance to the 3.4km long tunnel on the way to Olafsfjorthur.
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Olafsfjorthur, Iceland.
Olafsfjorthur in the distance.
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Siglufjorthur, Iceland.
A nice panoramic view.
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Siglufjorthur, Iceland.
Siglufjorthur, our most northerly town, just 28 miles south of the Arctic...
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Siglufjorthur, Iceland.
The altar in the church.
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Siglufjorthur, Iceland.
A gloomy day.
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Siglufjorthur, Iceland.
Boats in the harbor.
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Siglufjorthur, Iceland.
More of the harbor.
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Siglufjorthur, Iceland.
Needs a good coat of paint!
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Siglufjorthur, Iceland.
Seamen's memorial in Siglufjorthur.
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North Iceland.
A large herd of Icelandic horses.
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Hofsoss, Iceland, a small village.
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Holar, Iceland.
The cathedral built between 1759-1763. Holar was the cultural capital of the...
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Holar, Iceland.
The cemetery at the cathedral.
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Holar, Iceland.
A mosaic depicting the Bishop of Holar is in the bell tower.
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Holar, Iceland.
The ornately carved altarpiece was created in Germany about 1500 and given to...
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Holar, Iceland.
The bible on display in the cathedral is the first book written in Icelandic.
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Holar, Iceland.
The agricultural college, established in 1882, offers two-year degrees...
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Holar, Iceland.
Another building of the agricultural college.
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North Iceland.
Ducks leading their brood of ducklings into the water for their lesson in...
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North Iceland.
Looks like they'll need a few more lessons.
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Sautharkrokur, Iceland.
The main street through town.
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Sautharkrokur, Iceland.
The harbor at Sautharkrokur, the second largest town in northern...
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Sautharkrokur, Iceland.
Fish drying racks. The fish processed here are sold extensively in Africa.
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Sautharkrokur, Iceland.
Another view of the fish drying racks.
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Sautharkrokur, Iceland.
This shows how massive these racks are.
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Glaumbaer, Iceland.
The church at Glaumbaer was built in 1926.
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Glaumbaer, Iceland.
Scene inside the church. The Dutch pulpit painting was created in 1685 for a...
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Glaumbaer, Iceland.
A memorial to Guthrithur Thorbjarnardottir, the first woman to go to...
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Glaumbaer, Iceland.
A portion of the turf wall at the church.
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Glaumbaer, Iceland.
Views of the turf covered buildings at Glaumbaer which date to the...
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Glaumbaer, Iceland.
A group of turf covered buildings.
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Glaumbaer, Iceland.
A building with the church and mountains showing.
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Glaumbaer, Iceland.
The side of one of the buildings with windows.
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Glaumbaer, Iceland.
Inside one of the rooms.
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Glaumbaer, Iceland.
Considered the best museum of it's type in Northern Iceland, it features...
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Glaumbaer, Iceland.
Showing some antique farm equipment.
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Thingeyrar, Iceland.
Thingeyrar, the site of legislative assemblies held here during the...
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Thingeyrar, Iceland.
The 17th century pulpit is from Holland and the 15th century...
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Thingeyrar, Iceland.
Figures on the balcony behind the organ.
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North Iceland.
One of the few police cars we saw in front of a gas station with the...
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North Iceland.
Two brown sheep with their mother. Brown was the least common color of...
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North Iceland.
A flock of swans. Not native to Iceland, they are grown on farms.
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North Iceland.
The automobile junkyard for northern Iceland.
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North Iceland.
A brown shaggy mother sheep and her two white lambs.
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North Iceland.
Litlibaer. Built in 1895 and occupied until 1969. The residents, sometimes...
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North Iceland.
Another view of Litlibaer.
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North Iceland.
The stone fence around Litlibaer.
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Bolungarvik, Iceland.
Open-air Osvor Maritime museum at Bolungarvik. Reconstructed...
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