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  • Street Scene
    Street Scene
    The town was very clean and nice when we visited.
    Reykjavik, Iceland, June 31, 2011
    2011-06-31#2109
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sun Craft
    Sun Craft
    Reminiscent of Viking ships.
    Reykjavik, Iceland, June 31, 2011
    2011-06-31#2111
    Larry L. Jackson
  • United States Coast Guard Barque 'Eagle'
    United States Coast Guard Barque 'Eagle'
    A nice surprise in the harbor, this training ship.
    Reykjavik, Iceland, June 31, 2011
    2011-06-31#2115
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceland Horse
    Iceland Horse
    The only breed of horse on the island.
    Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#0542
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceland Horses
    Iceland Horses
    Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#0555
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceland Horses
    Iceland Horses
    A nice looking foal.
    Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#2122
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceland Horses
    Iceland Horses
    Another cute foal.
    Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#2132
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceland Horses
    Iceland Horses
    Very long mane.
    Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#2147
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lady Smock
    Lady Smock
    Cardamine nymanii
    Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#2142
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Deildartunguhver Thermal Spring
    Deildartunguhver Thermal Spring
    The first thermal area we visited.  A greenhouse here was growing some nice tomatoes.
    Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#2148
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Deildartunguhver Thermal Spring
    Deildartunguhver Thermal Spring
    Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#2150
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Buttercup
    Common Buttercup
    Ranunculus acris
    Deildartunguhver Thermal Spring, Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#2153
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Moss Campion
    Moss Campion
    Silene acaulis
    Deildartunguhver Thermal Spring, Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#2159
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Field Forget-me-not
    Field Forget-me-not
    Myosotis arvensis
    Deildartunguhver Thermal Spring, Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#2166
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hraunfossar
    Hraunfossar
    Slow shutter photo.
    Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#2168
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hraunfossar
    Hraunfossar
    Another slow shutter.
    Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#2176
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Barnafoss
    Barnafoss
    Further upstream from Hraunfossar.  Long exposures were typically 30 seconds.
    Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#2196
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Barnafoss
    Barnafoss
    Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#2199
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Old Sheep Pen Falls
    Old Sheep Pen Falls
    Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#2208
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellow House
    Yellow House
    Very colorful.
    Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#2210
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pingvalla
    Pingvalla
    The North American Plate and Eurasian tectonic plates meet here.
    Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#2214
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clear Pool
    Clear Pool
    Pingvalla, Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#2217
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wood Cranesbill
    Wood Cranesbill
    Geranium sylvaticum
    Pingvalla, Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#2223
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Velvet Bells
    Velvet Bells
    Bartsia alpina
    Pingvalla, Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#2226
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Water Avens
    Water Avens
    Geum rivale
    Pingvalla, Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#2228
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pingvalla
    Pingvalla
    An assembly established here in 930 and continued until 1798 was where laws were made and agreed on.
    Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#2231
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wood Cranesbill & Meadow Buttercup
    Wood Cranesbill & Meadow Buttercup
    Geranium sylvaticum & Ranunculus acris
    Pingvalla, Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#2240
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lava
    Lava
    Pingvalla, Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#2245
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Houses
    Houses
    We had a meal of Langoustines here that was one of the best meals I have ever had.
    Eyarbakki, Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-01#2251
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Silverweed
    Common Silverweed
    Potentilla anserina
    Western Iceland, July 1, 2011
    2011-07-02#2256
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Strokkur Geyser
    Strokkur Geyser
    A very active geyser, producing an eruption not too minutes apart.
    Western Iceland, July 2, 2011
    2011-07-02#2325
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Strokkur Geyser
    Strokkur Geyser
    Most eruptions start as a bulging bubble of blue-green water.
    Western Iceland, July 2, 2011
    2011-07-02#2344
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Strokkur Geyser
    Strokkur Geyser
    Steaming water beginning to break from the bubble.
    Western Iceland, July 2, 2011
    2011-07-02#2345
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Strokkur Geyser
    Strokkur Geyser
    Western Iceland, July 2, 2011
    2011-07-02#2346
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Strokkur Geyser
    Strokkur Geyser
    A wave of water rolling away from the eruption.
    Western Iceland, July 2, 2011
    2011-07-02#2347
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Strokkur Geyser
    Strokkur Geyser
    A closer photo of the bubble and steaming water that pushes it up.
    Western Iceland, July 2, 2011
    2011-07-02#2396
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blesi Hot Pool
    Blesi Hot Pool
    The only other significant thermal feature at Strokkur.
    Western Iceland, July 2, 2011
    2011-07-02#2373
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gullfoss
    Gullfoss
    A very large waterfall cascade.
    Western Iceland, July 2, 2011
    2011-07-02#2420
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hjalpafoss
    Hjalpafoss
    Western Iceland, July 2, 2011
    2011-07-02#2428
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Warped Columnar Basalt
    Warped Columnar Basalt
    Hjalpafoss, Western Iceland, July 2, 2011
    2011-07-02#2437
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nootka Lupines
    Nootka Lupines
    Lupinud nootkatensis
    Hjalpafoss, Western Iceland, July 2, 2011
    2011-07-02#2447
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Velvet Bells
    Velvet Bells
    Bartsia alpina
    Hjalpafoss, Western Iceland, July 2, 2011
    2011-07-02#2457
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hjalpafoss
    Hjalpafoss
    Slow Shutter was generally less than a second.
    Western Iceland, July 2, 2011
    2011-07-02#2470
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Seljalandsfoss
    Seljalandsfoss
    Western Iceland, July 2, 2011
    2011-07-02#2479
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Seljalandsfoss
    Seljalandsfoss
    People behind the waterfall give size perspective.
    Western Iceland, July 2, 2011
    2011-07-02#2480
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nootka Lupines
    Nootka Lupines
    Lupinus nootkatensis - introduced and doing too well.
    Hjorleifshofoi, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2485
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nootka Lupines
    Nootka Lupines
    Lupinus nootkatensis
    Hjorleifshofoi, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2488
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nootka Lupines
    Nootka Lupines
    Lupinus nootkatensis
    Hjorleifshofoi, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2492
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mother-of-Thyme
    Mother-of-Thyme
    Thymus praecox
    Hjorleifshofoi, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2505
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rock Stacks
    Rock Stacks
    Hjorleifshofoi, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2507
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hjorleifshofoi
    Hjorleifshofoi
    Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2515
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nootka Lupines
    Nootka Lupines
    Lupinus nootkatensis - a spot of less common coloration.
    Hjorleifshofoi, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2521
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nootka Lupines
    Nootka Lupines
    Lupinus nootkatensis
    Hjorleifshofoi, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2524
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rock Stacks
    Rock Stacks
    The long exposure flattened the rough sea.
    Reynisdrangar, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2531
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rock Stacks
    Rock Stacks
    Slow shutter still shows the waves with blurred aspects.
    Reynisdrangar, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2539
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Arctic Tern
    Arctic Tern
    Sterna paradisaea
    Vik, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#0583
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Arctic Tern
    Arctic Tern
    Sterna paradisaea - with a fish.
    Vik, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#0588
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Arctic Tern
    Arctic Tern
    Sterna paradisaea - to me, a very graceful bird.
    Vik, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#0595
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Arctic Terns
    Arctic Terns
    Sterna paradisaea
    Vik, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#0606
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-headed Gull
    Black-headed Gull
    Chroicocephalus ridibundus
    Vik, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#0630
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-headed Gull
    Black-headed Gull
    Chroicocephalus ridibundus
    Vik, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#0632
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-headed Gull
    Black-headed Gull
    Chroicocephalus ridibundus
    Vik, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#0636
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Arctic Terns
    Arctic Terns
    Sterna paradisaea
    Vik, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#0652
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Arctic Tern
    Arctic Tern
    Sterna paradisaea
    Vik, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#0665
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Arctic Tern
    Arctic Tern
    Sterna paradisaea
    Vik, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#0669
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Arctic Tern
    Arctic Tern
    Sterna paradisaea
    Vik, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#0684
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Skogafoss
    Skogafoss
    A tall waterfall.
    Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2549
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Garden Angelica
    Garden Angelica
    Angelica archangelica
    Skogafoss, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2563
    Larry L. Jackson
  • U.S. Navy DC 3
    U.S. Navy DC 3
    Switching to an empty fuel tank resulted in this non-fatal crash in 1973.
    Sólheimasandur, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2566
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Arch
    Arch
    Dyrholaey, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2568
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lighthouse
    Lighthouse
    Dyrholaey, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2571
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dyrholaey
    Dyrholaey
    Virtually all beaches are the black, volcanic sand.
    Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2572
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dyrholaey
    Dyrholaey
    Big waves and some rock stacks.
    Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2578
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Barn
    Barn
    Dyrholaey, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2587
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Columnar Basalt
    Columnar Basalt
    I always find these formations fascinating.
    Reynisfjara, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2595
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Columnar Basalt Cave
    Columnar Basalt Cave
    The cave is called Halsanefshellir.
    Reynisfjara, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2599
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rock Formation
    Rock Formation
    Reynisfjara, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2603
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Stacks
    Sea Stacks
    Reynisfjara, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2606
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Columnar Basalt
    Columnar Basalt
    Reynisfjara, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2612
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Campion
    Sea Campion
    Silene uniflora - rooted in a rock crack.
    Reynisfjara, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2614
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waterfall
    Waterfall
    Photographed on the way to this unnamed waterfall.
    near Vik, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2627
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waterfall Detail
    Waterfall Detail
    I walked to the waterfall for this slow shutter detail.
    near Vik, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2647
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mother-of-Thyme
    Mother-of-Thyme
    Thymus praecox
    near Vik, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2652
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Spotted Orchid
    Spotted Orchid
    Dactylorhiza maculata - a nice terrestrial orchid.
    near Vik, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2659
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northern Green Orchid
    Northern Green Orchid
    Platanthera hyperborea
    near Vik, Southern Iceland, July 3, 2011
    2011-07-03#2664
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Foss
    Foss
    Slow shutter detail of an unnamed waterfall (foss).
    Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2672
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Foss
    Foss
    Long exposure photo.
    Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2689
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red House
    Red House
    Unnamed Foss, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2709
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Svartifoss
    Svartifoss
    Slow shutter photo.
    Skaftafell National Park, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2724
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mouse-ear Chickweed
    Mouse-ear Chickweed
    Cerastium arcticum
    Skaftafell National Park, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2733
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Butterwort
    Common Butterwort
    Pinguicula vulgaris
    Skaftafell National Park, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2734
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Snow Draba
    Snow Draba
    Draba nivalis
    Skaftafell National Park, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2738
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Campion
    Sea Campion
    Silene uniflora - more colorful than the one at Reynisfjara.
    Skaftafell National Park, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2740
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Thrift
    Thrift
    Armeria maritima
    Skaftafell National Park, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2744
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Alpine Fleabane
    Alpine Fleabane
    Erigeron borealis
    Skaftafell National Park, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2748
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Parsley
    Parsley
    Cnidium cnidiuifolium
    Skaftafell National Park, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2751
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dandelion
    Dandelion
    Taraxacum specie that is very popular with these bugs.
    Skaftafell National Park, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2757
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dandelion Seed Head
    Dandelion Seed Head
    Taraxacum specie - beautiful symmetry.
    Skaftafell National Park, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2758
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clouded Peak
    Clouded Peak
    Skaftafell National Park, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2761
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fjallsarlon Glacier Lagoon
    Fjallsarlon Glacier Lagoon
    A feature on the way to based of the glacier.
    Skaftafell National Park, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2773
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Goldmoss Stonecrop
    Goldmoss Stonecrop
    Sedum acre
    Skaftafell National Park, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2776
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Svinafell Glacier
    Svinafell Glacier
    The glacier carries a lot of ash, obviously.
    Skaftafell National Park, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2780
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Fragile Fern
    Common Fragile Fern
    Cystopteris fragilis
    Skaftafell National Park, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2784
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mountain Sorrel
    Mountain Sorrel
    Oxyria digyna
    Skaftafell National Park, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2787
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hairy Stonecrop
    Hairy Stonecrop
    Sedum villosum
    Skaftafell National Park, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2788
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rock Speedwell
    Rock Speedwell
    Veronica fruiticans
    Skaftafell National Park, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2791
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Knotweed
    Knotweed
    Bistorta vivipara
    Skaftafell National Park, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2795
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Upright Lousewort
    Upright Lousewort
    Pedicularis flammea
    Skaftafell National Park, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2796
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mossy Saxifrage
    Mossy Saxifrage
    Saxifraga hypnoides
    Skaftafell National Park, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2801
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Slender Bedstraw
    Slender Bedstraw
    Galium normanii
    Skaftafell National Park, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2807
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Beach Pea
    Beach Pea
    Lathyrus japonicus - a long way from any beach.
    Skaftafell National Park, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2809
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Church
    Church
    Nice grass roof.
    Hof, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2816
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Great Skua eggs
    Great Skua eggs
    Stercorarius skua
    Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2822
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Great Skua
    Great Skua
    Stercorarius skua - keeping an eye on the photographer.
    Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2824
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Great Skua
    Great Skua
    Stercorarius skua
    Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#0826
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Great Skua
    Great Skua
    Stercorarius skua
    Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#0850
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Icebergs
    Icebergs
    Jokulsarlon, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2828
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Icebergs
    Icebergs
    Jokulsarlon, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2831
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Amphibious Vehicle
    Amphibious Vehicle
    Takes tourist out into the iceberg filled lagoon.
    Jokulsarlon, Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#2839
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White Wagtail
    White Wagtail
    Motacilla alba
    Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#0703
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red-throated Diver
    Red-throated Diver
    Gavia stellata - also called Red-throated Loon.
    Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#0724
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceland Horses
    Iceland Horses
    Panning photo.
    Southern Iceland, July 4, 2011
    2011-07-04#0859
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Highlands Stream
    Highlands Stream
    Our guide had a Chevrolet Suburban modified to tackle the rough terrain of the highlands.
    Southern Iceland, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#2845
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Highlands Stream
    Highlands Stream
    Long exposure.
    Southern Iceland, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#2853
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Highlands Stream
    Highlands Stream
    Long exposure detail of part of the stream.
    Southern Iceland, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#2856
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Highlands Stream
    Highlands Stream
    Long exposure of an even smaller element of the stream.
    Southern Iceland, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#2860
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Harelquin Duck males
    Harelquin Duck males
    Histrionicus histrionicus
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#0912
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Harlequin Duck males
    Harlequin Duck males
    Histrionicus histrionicus
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#0924
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ofaerufoss
    Ofaerufoss
    Photo from quite a distance.
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#2867
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Purple Sandpiper
    Purple Sandpiper
    Calidris maritima
    Ofaerufoss, Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#0956
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Thrift
    Thrift
    Armeria maritima
    Ofaerufoss, Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#0960
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Moss Bell-heather
    Moss Bell-heather
    Harrimanella hypnoides
    Ofaerufoss, Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#0970
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eschscholtz Draba
    Eschscholtz Draba
    Draba eschscholtzii
    Ofaerufoss, Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#2876
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    I can't figure out what this is.
    Ofaerufoss, Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#2878
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ofaerufoss
    Ofaerufoss
    Photographed from a closer vantage point.
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#2879
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Volcanic Crater
    Volcanic Crater
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#2884
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rock Ptarmigan
    Rock Ptarmigan
    Lagopus mutus
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#0982
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lava
    Lava
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#2891
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lava
    Lava
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#2893
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lava
    Lava
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#2895
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dog Violet
    Dog Violet
    Viola canina - record photo of poor quality.
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#2906
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Thrift
    Thrift
    Armeria maritima
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#2908
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lava
    Lava
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#2910
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceland Photos Tours
    Iceland Photos Tours
    Going where there isn't a road, phone service or anyone around to help in a bind.
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#2938
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Highlands
    Highlands
    Pretty barren.
    Southern Iceland, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#2953
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Langisjor
    Langisjor
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#2956
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Langisjor
    Langisjor
    Looking the length of the large, highland lake.  There is a house on a point of land on the left side of the photo.
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#2963
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ash
    Ash
    Not a place to walk or drive, too soft.
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#2976
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Haukur's Island
    Haukur's Island
    Our guide used an aerial photo of this island on a calendar.
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#2988
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hut
    Hut
    Possibly for hunting or just getting away.
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#2990
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clouded Peaks
    Clouded Peaks
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#2993
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceland Photos Tours
    Iceland Photos Tours
    Haukur wanted this sort of photo for some advertising.
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#3024
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Green Moss
    Green Moss
    No idea why this spot is greener than the surrounding area.
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 5, 2011
    2011-07-05#3037
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceland Horse
    Iceland Horse
    Wind whipping the mane.
    Alftaver, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3050
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceland Horse
    Iceland Horse
    Nice blue eyes.
    Alftaver, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3054
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Whimbrel
    Whimbrel
    Numenius phaeopus
    Alftaver, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#0990
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lighthouse
    Lighthouse
    Alftaverfjara, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3065
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Driftwwod & Rope
    Driftwwod & Rope
    Alftaverfjara, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3069
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rescue Shelter
    Rescue Shelter
    Built when this was a desolate area.
    Alftaverfjara, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3078
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rescue Shelter Supplies
    Rescue Shelter Supplies
    Volcanic beach sand has blown in and dusts everything.
    Alftaverfjara, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3080
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Seabeach Sandwort
    Seabeach Sandwort
    Honkenya peploides - tough plant growing in a shifting sands beach.
    Alftaverfjara, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3090
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steel Fishing Net Floats
    Steel Fishing Net Floats
    Alftaverfjara, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3094
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steel Fishing Net Floats
    Steel Fishing Net Floats
    Photographed with the resdue shelter in the distance.
    Alftaverfjara, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3124
    Larry L. Jackson
  • 1912 Belgian Shipwreck
    1912 Belgian Shipwreck
    Previously buried completely in sand.
    Alftaverfjara, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3099
    Larry L. Jackson
  • 1912 Belgian Shipwreck
    1912 Belgian Shipwreck
    Another photo from a lower vantage point.
    Alftaverfjara, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3117
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rope
    Rope
    Alftaverfjara, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3126
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceland Sheep
    Iceland Sheep
    Alftaver, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3140
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-tailed Godwit
    Black-tailed Godwit
    Limosa limosa
    Alftaver, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#0996
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Redshank
    Common Redshank
    Tringa totanus
    Alftaver, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#1009
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Redshank
    Common Redshank
    Tringa totanus - juvenile.
    Alftaver, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#1018
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceland Horses
    Iceland Horses
    Mother rolling and her foal.
    Alftaver, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#1024
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceland Horses
    Iceland Horses
    Female and 3 foals.
    Alftaver, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#1048
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Alpine Catchfly
    Alpine Catchfly
    Silene suecica
    Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3146
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Whimbrel
    Whimbrel
    Numenius phaeopus
    Alftaver, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#1069
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hrutshalsfoss
    Hrutshalsfoss
    Long exposure.
    Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3164
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hrutshalsfoss
    Hrutshalsfoss
    Normal shutter speed exposure.
    Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3166
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Alpine Lady's Mantle
    Alpine Lady's Mantle
    Alchemilla alpina
    Hrutshalsfoss, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3169
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lady Smock
    Lady Smock
    Cardamine nymanii - maybe.
    Hrutshalsfoss, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3175
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Thrift
    Thrift
    Armeria maritima
    Hrutshalsfoss, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3181
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hrutshalsfoss
    Hrutshalsfoss
    Long exposure.
    Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3190
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hrutshalsfoss
    Hrutshalsfoss
    Long exposure.
    Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3193
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hrutshalsfoss
    Hrutshalsfoss
    Long exposure.
    Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3194
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blafellsa
    Blafellsa
    Long exposure.
    Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3205
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lichen
    Lichen
    Blafellsa, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3229
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Moth on Thrift
    Moth on Thrift
    Moth on Armeria maritima.
    Blafellsa, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3230
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Layered Ash
    Layered Ash
    Blafellsa, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3234
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Holmsarfoss
    Holmsarfoss
    Long exposure.
    Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3239
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Holmsarfoss
    Holmsarfoss
    Long exposure of the other part of the falls.
    Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3242
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Holmsarfoss
    Holmsarfoss
    Long exposure detail of part of the falls.
    Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3255
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceland Horse
    Iceland Horse
    Sturdy horse at a riding stable.
    Holmsarfoss, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3272
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceland Horses
    Iceland Horses
    Holmsarfoss, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3279
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceland Horse
    Iceland Horse
    Long mane.
    Holmsarfoss, Southern Iceland, July 6, 2011
    2011-07-06#3282
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hillside
    Hillside
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 7, 2011
    2011-07-07#3298
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ash Ripples
    Ash Ripples
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 7, 2011
    2011-07-07#3313
    Larry L. Jackson
  • River
    River
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 7, 2011
    2011-07-07#3317
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ash
    Ash
    Interesting erosion pattern.
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 7, 2011
    2011-07-07#3320
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Reflection
    Reflection
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 7, 2011
    2011-07-07#3340
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lichen
    Lichen
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 7, 2011
    2011-07-07#3360
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Braided River
    Braided River
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 7, 2011
    2011-07-07#3364
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mountain Avens
    Mountain Avens
    Dryas octopetala
    Landmannalaugar, Southern Iceland Highlands, July 7, 2011
    2011-07-07#3370
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Landmannalaugar
    Landmannalaugar
    Lava field in the foreground.
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 7, 2011
    2011-07-07#3372
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wooly Willow
    Wooly Willow
    Salix lanata - photographed near the start of a long trail to a mountain peak.
    Hike to Brennisteinsalda, Southern Iceland, July 7, 2011
    2011-07-07#3375
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hike to Brennisteinsalda
    Hike to Brennisteinsalda
    After crossing the first ridge, we came to a large valley with swans in the distance.
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 7, 2011
    2011-07-07#3378
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Butterwort
    Common Butterwort
    Pinguicula vulgaris
    Hike to Brennisteinsalda, Southern Iceland, July 7, 2011
    2011-07-07#3379
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sulphur Pots
    Sulphur Pots
    The second part of the trail was a place of choice because it got steep for a while.
    Step 2 to Brennissteinsalda, Southern Iceland, July 7, 2011
    2011-07-07#3382
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sulphur Pots
    Sulphur Pots
    Step 2 to Brennissteinsalda, Southern Iceland, July 7, 2011
    2011-07-07#3383
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Brennisteinsalda
    Brennisteinsalda
    On the far right, the trail to the peak goes up a ridge.
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 7, 2011
    2011-07-07#3387
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Brennisteinsalda
    Brennisteinsalda
    A colorful lake high in the mountains.
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 7, 2011
    2011-07-07#3390
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Brennisteinsalda
    Brennisteinsalda
    A view of the peak and trail across the colorful lake.
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 7, 2011
    2011-07-07#3396
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Brennisteinsalda
    Brennisteinsalda
    Near the end of our hike.  Going to the peak was much further.
    Step 2 to Brennissteinsalda, Southern Iceland, July 7, 2011
    2011-07-07#3401
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lava Field
    Lava Field
    Step 2 to Brennissteinsalda, Southern Iceland, July 7, 2011
    2011-07-07#3408
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    The top of our climb with this colorful foreground rock material.
    Step 2 to Brennissteinsalda, Southern Iceland, July 7, 2011
    2011-07-07#3410
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Braided River
    Braided River
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 7, 2011
    2011-07-07#3412
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waterfalls
    Waterfalls
    Long exposure.
    Eldgja, Southern Iceland Highlands, July 8, 2011
    2011-07-08#3415
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hairy Stonecrop
    Hairy Stonecrop
    Sedum villosum
    Eldgja, Southern Iceland Highlands, July 8, 2011
    2011-07-08#3431
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waterfalls
    Waterfalls
    Long exposure.
    Eldgja, Southern Iceland Highlands, July 8, 2011
    2011-07-08#3436
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waterfalls
    Waterfalls
    Long exposure of smaller section of the falls.
    Eldgja, Southern Iceland Highlands, July 8, 2011
    2011-07-08#3439
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waterfalls
    Waterfalls
    Long exposure of a small cascade in the waterfall.
    Eldgja, Southern Iceland Highlands, July 8, 2011
    2011-07-08#3446
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waterfalls
    Waterfalls
    Long exposure of falls upstream.
    Eldgja, Southern Iceland Highlands, July 8, 2011
    2011-07-08#3457
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ljotipollur
    Ljotipollur
    Large, water-filled ash crater.
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 8, 2011
    2011-07-08#3458
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ljotipollur
    Ljotipollur
    Detail of ash wall.
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 8, 2011
    2011-07-08#3461
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Raudufoss
    Raudufoss
    Long hike to this waterfall.
    Southern Iceland Highlands, July 8, 2011
    2011-07-08#3477
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hekla Volcano
    Hekla Volcano
    Regularly active volcano that we drove by on the way back to Reykjavik.
    Southern Iceland, July 8, 2011
    2011-07-08#3496
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hay Farm
    Hay Farm
    Southern Iceland, July 8, 2011
    2011-07-08#3537
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lava Flow
    Lava Flow
    Photographed from the airplane as we departed Iceland for Norway.
    Southern Iceland, July 9, 2011
    2011-07-09#0131
    Larry L. Jackson