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October 7, 2019 · 5:35 am
Namafjall Hverir
Next up on our tour out of Akureyri was another geothermal area. This is the Námafjall Geothermal Area, also referred to as Námafjall Hverir. Here, surrounded by steam venting in the nearby foothills, you’ll find bubbling mudpots and sulfur emitting fumaroles.
Namafjall Hverir
The surrounding terrain is barren and a bit bizarre:
Namafjall Hverir
Namafjall Hverir
Namafjall Hverir
But at the actual geothermal site there is much to see and experience. Here is a particularly popular fumarole:
Namafjall Hverir
In these next photos you can see people meandering about many of the steaming areas:
Namafjall Hverir
Namafjall Hverir
One of my favorite shots today is this one showing steam vents spewing forth from the darkened hills behind visitors to the park:
Namafjall Hverir
I’ll leave you today with this image of a bubbling pool of heated water:
Namafjall Hverir
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October 4, 2019 · 5:35 am
Rusts, Greens, and Grays
Akureyri Area Favorites Part 2:
Icelandic Farm
Pillars in the Distance
Tranquil Waters
Just Venting
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October 2, 2019 · 5:35 am
Vatnajökull National Park
There are other waterfalls here, both upstream and downstream, within a short distance of Dettifoss. The most impressive of these secondary attractions is the downstream Hafragilsfoss, to which we did not have time to hike. But just upstream is Selfoss which, while not as impressive as Dettifoss, is nevertheless a dynamic scene because of the sheer basalt cliffs from which the falls drop.
Selfoss waterfall, upstream from Dettifoss
Selfoss waterfall, upstream from Dettifoss
Still, as much as the sights and sounds of falling water may attract, the basalt lava fields also leave quite the impression:
Basalt pillars
Basalt lava fields
Until this week’s Fun Photo Friday, here is one last look at Dettifoss with a rather impressive rainbow highlighting it:
Dettifoss
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