#jökulsárlon

[quaranmine]

you were in Iceland?? epic! I've been there as well (in 2022), how was it? how was the volcano? (if you don't mind me asking, feel free to ignore this)

Yes! I was there 5/18 to 6/1. I've wanted to go for like a decade and have been semi planning this trip for 2024 for a year and a half, then properly researching and planning since January. It was SO AMAZING. Exactly everything I wanted :) I was ready to go home at the end for like, my own bed and some rest, but now I miss it and want to go back lol

If you went in 2022, did you get to hike to the Fagradalsfjall eruption? I know those were the "tourist" ones that people could get closer to. The current eruptions are part of another volcanic system on the Reykjanes peninsula, Svartsengi. They aren't open for hiking. It erupted again 3 days before I left. I got to see it twice! On our last full day we drove out of Reykjavik and saw it along the highway, and then the day we left we stopped on the way to the airport. I took this with my 250 mm from literally the side of the highway:

It caused no interferences with our travel. It's a fissure eruption, so the lava is erupting along a fissure and isn't as big and explosive. Initially they were afraid this one might disrupt air travel if the lava flowed to the sea (producing more ash and steam) but it didn't. It was very cool to see! I feel bad for the people who lived in Grindavik though, it’s been months since they had to evacuate and there isn't an end in sight for them yet. The Icelandic government really stays on top of things like road closures, weather reporting, etc so I checked their websites daily. The main concern with the eruption as gas pollution, so I just checked their pollution forecast to see if the wind was going to blow it over us or not (it didn't.)

Our trip went great. We had mostly good weather and apparently left just in time because this last week there's been a pretty nasty problematic storm across the whole country that left a bunch of people stranded. But we left 2 days before that. We drove 3,300 km in our rental car (2,050 miles) and did the entire ring road + some of the Westfjords + Snæfellsnes + Húsavik + Borgarfjörður Eystri as detours. Our rental car was named Jim because that was his license plate. We bonded with him lmao

Here's a few photos :)

Major things I did: Katla Ice Cave, Vestmannaeyjabær, Silfra snorkeling in 2°C water, Jökulsárlon boat tour, Húsavik whale watching, countless waterfalls, puffins at Borgarfjarðarhöfn, Hvammsvik hot springs & Sky lagoon, and Mulagljufur Canyon.

It was at coldest, 2°C (35°F) with downpour rain being pushed sideways into your face by wind to the point you could hardly open your eyes. It was at hottest 19° C (66°F) and sunny. We mostly got great weather, it was only one day that was particularly bad. Mostly it was between 7°C - 13°C (45°F - 55°F) the whole time.

I NEVER saw it get dark and that was a novelty to me the entire trip. Like it never settled in as something I got used to. Presumably it got mostly dark somewhere around 2 am but I was always asleep by then and even if I woke up to go the bathroom, it'd be like 4 am and already light again. The furthest north we stayed was Ísafjörđur, and according to timeanddate.com by May it never reaches full dark, only civil twilight for 3 hours and daylight the other 21. I can't imagine if I'd actually have been there during the solstice, with just that extra month for the days to be even longer!

Now I want to go back for a short winter trip to see the northern lights and then for a proper summer trip to see the highlands (closed the whole time we were there for thawing season)

[leonardernest]

Meer van de Jökulsárlon gletsjer by Leonard Ernest

[barten-d]

#jökulsárlon #glacier

[outwardsonly-blog]

Nuovo post sul blog, indovinate un po' di cosa si parla?? Ghiacciai. Correte subito a leggerlo! 🏔️ . . . . #iceland #jökulsárlon #icemelting #climateaction (presso Jökulsárlón, Iceland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0dS1yUIfHc/?igshid=iicoy2u2des6

[connor-burrows]

Dancing on Ice, Jökulsárlón Lagoon, Iceland by LandscapePhotographyMagazine

[cindycapo]

Dancing on Ice, Jökulsárlón Lagoon, Iceland by LandscapePhotographyMagazine

[natures-moments]

☆ Landscapes ☆

Ice Diamonds on the beach of Jökulsárlon, Iceland || Photo by jvn.photo

📍: @stori@

[hjs257]

Untitled by Ⓜⓡ. Ⓔⓓ Via Flickr: Jökulsárlon Nikon FM2n + 24mm expired Kodak Supra 400

[islenskihesturinn]

“Iceland is known for its waterfalls, volcanic black sand beaches and other dreamlike & surreal natural features that make its resident horses a sight you have to see to believe. These animals are part of the incredible stories that make up the land’s mythology and their survival here is miraculous, especially considering the magnificent yet challenging landscape. Scored by Christopher Ward, a multi-platinum Oscar and Grammy-winning composer, the film includes aerial footage of Skógafoss, one of the most well-known & epic Icelandic waterfalls and Jökulsárlon, the black sand beach dotted with blue glacier ice, as well as many more famous Icelandic locations.“

www.drewdoggett.com

[leonardernest]

Meer van de Jökulsárlon gletsjer by Leonard Ernest

[duncantraveldiary]

Icebergs on black sand beach at Jökulsárlon. Magical. Diamonds on the beach

[charlyritter]

#19 and 22, please!

19. What’re you excited about for next year? I’m excited about not being in Germany for at least 3 months which is always good, but also (I’m gonna regret saying this) I’m kiiiinda looking forward to when my semester starts in April because as much cooler as studying abroad is, I kinda miss the feeling of being involved at my home university

22. Favorite place you visited this year? Obviously Iceland but naming my favorite place IN Iceland is insanely hard. I can only narrow it down to Reynisfjara, Jökulsárlon or the Highlands…

[thatsnakeman]

A rare calm day at Jökulsárlon, Iceland two weeks ago [OC] [3266 x 1786] via /r/EarthPorn https://ift.tt/3aPq3m6

[taifunu]

Almost gone by Ingemar Ljungdahl Via Flickr: Ice rocks break loose from the glacier into the small lake at Jökulsárlon and are then drawn out by the tidal water in to the open sea. They last for a day or two (during summer time) in the open sea before they are beached a melt away.

[dinahpena-blog]

Jökulsárlon, Iceland . . . . #latergram #iceland #jökulsárlón #glacier #iceberg #europe #travel #travelphotography #vscocam #lightroom #canon #culturetrip #worldnomads #tlpicks #cntraveler #timeoutsociety #passionpassport #blue (at Jökulsárlón)

[erszesc-blog]

🇦🇽Jökulsárlon 🇦🇽ÍSLAND #dreamscometrue #iceland #trip #vsco #shotoniphone #iphone6s #world #islandia #vsco #vscocam #vscoiceland #iceland2017 #photooftheday #photography #love #inspiredbyiceland #jokulsarlonglacierlagoon #southiceland #island #adventure #ig_photography #nature #icelandtrip #followme #ice http://ift.tt/2fIhd2C