{"id":2916,"date":"2012-09-27T16:36:46","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T23:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=2916"},"modified":"2012-09-27T16:38:42","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T23:38:42","slug":"iceland-day-6-wk-39","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/27\/iceland-day-6-wk-39\/","title":{"rendered":"Iceland, Day 6 &#8212; wk 39"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Heading out from Vik, I made my way towards Laugarvatn. At Skogafoss, I made a repeated stop to make some photographs of the falls. This time, half way up.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2911\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1187-0077-Skogafoss-Waterfalls.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2911\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2911\" title=\"1187-0077-Skogafoss-Waterfalls\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1187-0077-Skogafoss-Waterfalls.jpg\" alt=\"1187-0077-Skogafoss-Waterfalls\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1187-0077-Skogafoss-Waterfalls.jpg 400w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1187-0077-Skogafoss-Waterfalls-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Skogafoss Waterfalls<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After checking into the hostel, I made my way to Gullfoss. These are really amazing multi tiered waterfalls that appear to disappear into a canyon!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2912\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1188-0028-Gullfoss.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2912\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2912\" title=\"1188-0028-Gullfoss\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1188-0028-Gullfoss.jpg\" alt=\"1188-0028-Gullfoss\" width=\"600\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1188-0028-Gullfoss.jpg 600w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1188-0028-Gullfoss-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gullfoss<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The lower falls take a massive tumble down into the gorge below, releasing a huge cloud of water vapor and spray.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2913\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1188-0036-Gullfoss-Lower-Falls.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2913\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2913\" title=\"1188-0036-Gullfoss-Lower-Falls\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1188-0036-Gullfoss-Lower-Falls.jpg\" alt=\"1188-0036-Gullfoss-Lower-Falls\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1188-0036-Gullfoss-Lower-Falls.jpg 400w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1188-0036-Gullfoss-Lower-Falls-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gullfoss, Lower Falls<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Light was falling rapidly and dinner was calling. On the way back to the hostel, after passing through Geysir, the setting rays of the sun grazed the distant hills. I managed this one image of farm buildings in front of the distant hills.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2914\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1188-0102-Geysir-Setting-Sun.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2914\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2914\" title=\"1188-0102-Geysir-Setting-Sun\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1188-0102-Geysir-Setting-Sun.jpg\" alt=\"1188-0102-Geysir-Setting-Sun\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1188-0102-Geysir-Setting-Sun.jpg 600w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1188-0102-Geysir-Setting-Sun-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geysir, Setting Sun<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The setting sun was magical. Reflection off the low clouds, the sun gave a magenta sheen to the wet road surface.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2915\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1188-0111-Sunset-Road-At-The-End-Of-The-Day.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2915\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2915\" title=\"1188-0111-Sunset-Road-At-The-End-Of-The-Day\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1188-0111-Sunset-Road-At-The-End-Of-The-Day.jpg\" alt=\"1188-0111-Sunset-Road-At-The-End-Of-The-Day\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1188-0111-Sunset-Road-At-The-End-Of-The-Day.jpg 600w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1188-0111-Sunset-Road-At-The-End-Of-The-Day-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset Road At The End Of The Day<\/p><\/div>\n<p>That really made my day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heading out from Vik, I made my way towards Laugarvatn. At Skogafoss, I made a repeated stop to make some photographs of the falls. This time, half way up. After checking into the hostel, I made my way to Gullfoss. These are really amazing multi tiered waterfalls that appear to disappear into a canyon! 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