Road Trip 4: a video near Eyjafjallajokull, and a corridor of waterfalls

First, let's backtrack to a video shot near Eyjafjallajökull. I'm hoping this may give you a better sense of scale than the still photographs do. (Best if watched full-screen.)

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After my early morning walk beneath the double waterfall at Kirkjubæjarklaustur, we ate our breakfast, and set off: we had a lot of driving to do that day and were determined not to stop too often. However, the landscape immediately changed yet again: we left the lava fields and volcanic cones behind, and entered an area of dramatically-sculpted green cliffs punctuated by tall, shimmering waterfalls. Captivated, we pulled off the road again and again to absorb some of this beauty. 

The quiet pastoral atmosphere I'd felt during my morning walk persisted until we reached the far western end of Öræfi, which is marked by an iconic mountain called Lomagnupur, a favorite subject of Icelandic painters. I hope to join their company soon.

Lomagnupur, looking east.

Here the scene changed yet again. We stopped at a long bridge, amazed...

Comments

[Robb]

Kia ora Beth,
So vast and wonderful. Happy to read you could not resist the allure to stop and absorb.
Arohanui,
Robb

[Priya]

Thanks for the video. It gave a sense of what it must be like to stand there (I guess).
For this kind of landscape I'd endure the cold. I really would! ;-)

[Roderick Robinson]

Icelandic FAQs. How fast may I drive? Very fast but you'll have to guess where you're going.

New addition to Slender Volumes series(Great Belgian Humourists, Hitler's Table Talk, Berlusconi on Marriage, etc): Iceland's Architectural Triumphs.

[Hattie]

I can't compare it to any landscape I've ever seen. Unless I go there, I'll have to imagine the scale, I guess.