Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Only 25° night to 35° F day, but 20 to 40+ MPH winds. It was hard sometimes to steady the camera. (Carrying a tripod would not have worked for me.) At Dyrholaey the winds were knocking people over. Our ice cleats helped a lot at Dyrholaey. The sun never got higher than four fingers above the horizon. People there were very friendly and cordial and the food was delicious.

The ice on diamond beach is from the glacier lagoon. Some people collect the large super clear glacier "ice cubes" to break up for drinks as it is fresh water.

EVERYONE goes to look at Gullfoss waterfall..... (I met a photographer there who was from New Mexico! Go figure.)

If you have an opportunity to go, you will not be disappointed. We'd love to go back in the summer to see things when they have some green in them.
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Diamond Beach

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With people for scale

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Jokulsarlon Glacier lagoon

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Gullfoss waterfall

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JoAnneK01 Loc: Lahaina, Hawaii

Fabulous photos. Wasn't on my bucket list but it is now. Mahalo for sharing.

blacks2 Loc: SF. Bay area

Outstanding photography.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Thank you JoAnne!

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Great series but everything looks so cold

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Thank you very much!

(I was lucky and had a pair of wind proof gloves (from LL Bean) that allowed me to use the camera with them on!) Oie, the wind!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Thanks!
Yup, it was cold! Not temp wise, but the wind chill. Layers helped.
We only experienced one evening where the wind was less than 5-10 MPH.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Great tour!

Cmbtvet Loc: Elmira, NY

Beautiful set longshadow, diamond beach lives upto its name the ice really looks like huge diamonds

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Thanks Cmbtvet!

They do! The clear ice was amazingly crystal clear!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Thanks Mike!

scooter1 Loc: Yacolt, Wa.

You would really enjoy the summer there. I spent 1 1/2 years stationed there in navy. Summer months never get dark. 24hrs sunlight. Anyone visiting should try to get to an island off the south west coast. A volcano erupted there right next to the one that formed the island. Can't remember the name of the island but it's beautiful. I was there in the mid 70's. Loved the place.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Wow, cool! I'll bet you really enjoyed it there. Thank you for your service!
I do remember one of the stops we made they talked about that island. Vestmannaeyjabær (Westman Islands) maybe???

We'd Love to go back in the summer!

scooter1 Loc: Yacolt, Wa.

That was the island. They evacuated the residents when the volcano blew and asked the military to help them keep the roof from collapsing from the weight of the ash. I have old photos of us on the fish factories shoveling the ash. They put us up in the school and one night 4 of us went out and watched the volcano blowing out the lava. Well we got a wild hair up and decided to climb it. It was newly formed right beside the old one so was only a couple of hundred feet high. Luckily as you stated earlier the wind was brutal but was the only reason we were able to climb it. The wind was actually blowing all the lava bombs easterly which was away from us. We actually got to look down into the volcano while it was erupting, once in a lifetime opportunity. Then we climbed back down and went to the south side and dodged the lava, which was hard on the outside but molten inside. We chopped it in half with our shovels and inserted scissors or icelandic kroner inside for the lava to cool around. I still have mine from so many years ago. Thanks for bringing back the great memories.

Doddy Loc: Barnard Castle-England

Nice ones Longshadow.