{"id":10057,"date":"2024-11-29T23:06:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T06:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=10057"},"modified":"2024-11-29T23:06:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T06:06:18","slug":"iceland-2024-contd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/29\/iceland-2024-contd\/","title":{"rendered":"Iceland, 2024 — contd"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After spending a couple of days in Vik, it was time to move to the next destination. Just after sunrise, this was one scene that I found leaving Vik.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Leaving Vik, After Sunrise.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Many areas of Iceland are covered by lava fields. These fields are typically covered by moss.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Moss On The Lava Fields.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

As I made way towards H\u00f6fn, I stopped at the Skaftafell Glacier. Hiking from the parking lot, I headed up the the foot of the glacier.<\/p>\n\n\n

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At The Foot Of The Skaftafell Glacier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Later during the day, I stopped at the Fjallsarlon Glacier. From the parking area, there is a one mile hike to the lagoon, where the glacier melts as it flows into the lagoon.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Glacier Flowing Into Lagoon, Fjallsarlon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I captured several images of icebergs floating in the lagoon.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Icebergs In Lagoon, Fjallsarlon Glacier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The size of the icebergs pictured here are deceptive; the ones above and below are about 1 to 2 feet in height above the water. Of course this represents some 10% of the total size of the icebergs, since 90% of the mass of the bergs are below the waterline.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Iceberg In Lagoon, Fjallsarlon Glacier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

While at the parking area, I was fortunate to find a Rock Ptarmigan that was strolling along the edge of the parking lot.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Rock Ptarmigan, Fjallsarlon, 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

All for now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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