(Dwarfed by the massive, 200 ft Skogáfoss. Or to be more politically correct: "Little-peopled by Skogáfoss.")
(We stayed in a hostel just around the corner from this picture with a view of this from the back side of the building.)
(Though sometimes frequented by tour buses, we had the place mostly to ourselves on our way back towards the West coast. We had planned on hiking around above the waterfall on a nice trail, but our blisters from ice climbing made the decision for us.)
(The black one in the front is a horse. The other sheep and rock related paraphenalia is not.)
(No rental cars were damaged in the production of this picture. Well, maybe just one. But it's a small dent.)
(It's hard not to take pictures of everything you see in this beautiful country.)
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(Dwarfed by the massive, 200 ft Skogáfoss. Or to be more politically correct: "Little-peopled by Skogáfoss.")
(We stayed in a hostel just around the corner from this picture with a view of this from the back side of the building.)
(Though sometimes frequented by tour buses, we had the place mostly to ourselves on our way back towards the West coast. We had planned on hiking around above the waterfall on a nice trail, but our blisters from ice climbing made the decision for us.)
(The black one in the front is a horse. The other sheep and rock related paraphenalia is not.)
(No rental cars were damaged in the production of this picture. Well, maybe just one. But it's a small dent.)
(It's hard not to take pictures of everything you see in this beautiful country.)
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