Incredibly beautiful. Wonderful photographs. One holiday like that is worth more than a lifetime of beaches and icecream!! - Peter Jenkins, Sun, 9 Jan 2005 1:00AM
enlarge 15KB, 800x600 Dawn at Grimmannsfell The start of the day. The 4WD takes us to the top of the mountain near Reykjavik. Taken at 09:45
enlarge 23KB, 800x462 On the road By 10:20 it starts getting light enough to see the amazing landscape
enlarge 54KB, 799x403 Borehole Hot steam from 1000m below is piped up to generate electricity
enlarge 49KB, 800x600 Hekla The active volcano on the horizon.
enlarge 109KB, 800x600 Crater The volcanic crater at Kerið
enlarge 58KB, 800x483 Icelandic horses These horses are a special breed. They spend all winter outside, posing for photogenic moments like this.
enlarge 54KB, 800x479 Sunrise on the mountains
enlarge 155KB, 800x600 Horses Mane waterfall
enlarge 64KB, 800x600 Sunrise on the move
enlarge 133KB, 800x600 Glacial river
enlarge 134KB, 800x600 Gullfoss The famous waterfalls. Taken from the upper observing platform.
enlarge 97KB, 800x600 Pete and Didi Yes, it was a bit chilly.
enlarge 113KB, 800x600 Gullfoss Famous for the rainbow when the Sun shines on it. At midwinter this is the best one can expect.
enlarge 88KB, 800x600 Geysir Now erupting only a few times a year, Geysir gave its name to all the others.
enlarge 54KB, 800x552 Strokkur From Geysir
enlarge 170KB, 800x600 16 DSCN0407 Mineral salts crystallizing from the waters of Geysir
enlarge 84KB, 800x600 Strokkur starts to erupt
enlarge 56KB, 800x600 Strokkur post-eruption.
enlarge 33KB, 800x600 Evening sky Crossing Uthliðarhraun the Northern sky shows some amazing colours.
enlarge 79KB, 800x600 Fissure at Þingvellir By late afternoon - 16:15 - the light fades fast.
enlarge 38KB, 800x600 Fussure at Þingvellir
enlarge 47KB, 800x600 Moon and Venus On the way home.
enlarge 248KB, 800x600 Download MOV QuickTime movie Travelling up Grimmannsfell
