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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