In this second part of the Golden Circle route, we see our first waterfall - one of many to come. We also see our first group of Icelandic Horses ("not ponies, please" the Icelanders will say) and as well one of the many "wild" rivers coursing through the country on the often very short route to the ocean - remember that most of the island is covered with mountains and glaciers and the river waters have only a short way to flow to meet their salty counterpart. Just in case you wonder: The "Golden Circle" route is named after Gullfoss, the golden falls.

GULLFOSS is one of Iceland's best-known waterfalls. Its name means "Golden Falls" and it is located near Geysir in the canyon of the Hvita river. A very unusual waterfall, it abruptly plunges in two stages (11 m /36 ft and 21 m / 69 ft) into a 32 m / 105 ft crevice, creating two falls perpendicular to each other. I believe of the hundreds of waterfalls I have seen in my long life, this must be the only one that has this perpendicular setting.

The ICELANDIC HORSE is a breed of horse developed from stock taken to Iceland by Norse settlers in the 9th and 10th centuries. Although the horses are small, at times pony-sized, most registries for these animals refer to it as a horse. Icelandic horses are long-lived and hardy. In their native country they have few diseases; Icelandic law prevents horses from being imported into the country and exported animals are not allowed to return. The Icelandic Horse displays two gaits in addition to the typical walk, trot, and canter/gallop commonly displayed by other breeds. The only breed of horse in Iceland, they are also popular internationally, and sizable populations exist in Europe and North America. The breed is still used for traditional sheepherding work in its native country, as well as for leisure, showing, and racing.

PS - My trip introduction in set 1 includes a map of the tour and provides general information. Please use the link below If you have not seen this page and/or would like to refer back to the map:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-667725-1.html

To see the earlier posts of this series, access my profile via the following link, then clicking on the figure behind "# of topics created", the list of past posts will open up:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user-profile?usernum=45105

Thank you for visiting, I recommend viewing the downloads and look forward to your comments and questions.
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In this second part of the Golden Circle route, we see our first waterfall - one of many to come. We also see our first group of Icelandic Horses ("not ponies, please" the Icelanders will say) and as well one of the many "wild" rivers coursing through the country on the often very short route to the ocean - remember that most of the island is covered with mountains and glaciers and the river waters have only a short way to flow to meet their salty counterpart. Just in case you wonder: The "Golden Circle" route is named after Gullfoss, the golden falls.

GULLFOSS is one of Iceland's best-known waterfalls. Its name means "Golden Falls" and it is located near Geysir in the canyon of the Hvita river. A very unusual waterfall, it abruptly plunges in two stages (11 m /36 ft and 21 m / 69 ft) into a 32 m / 105 ft crevice, creating two falls perpendicular to each other. I believe of the hundreds of waterfalls I have seen in my long life, this must be the only one that has this perpendicular setting.

The ICELANDIC HORSE is a breed of horse developed from stock taken to Iceland by Norse settlers in the 9th and 10th centuries. Although the horses are small, at times pony-sized, most registries for these animals refer to it as a horse. Icelandic horses are long-lived and hardy. In their native country they have few diseases; Icelandic law prevents horses from being imported into the country and exported animals are not allowed to return. The Icelandic Horse displays two gaits in addition to the typical walk, trot, and canter/gallop commonly displayed by other breeds. The only breed of horse in Iceland, they are also popular internationally, and sizable populations exist in Europe and North America. The breed is still used for traditional sheepherding work in its native country, as well as for leisure, showing, and racing.

PS - My trip introduction in set 1 includes a map of the tour and provides general information. Please use the link below If you have not seen this page and/or would like to refer back to the map:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-667725-1.html

To see the earlier posts of this series, access my profile via the following link, then clicking on the figure behind "# of topics created", the list of past posts will open up:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user-profile?usernum=45105

Thank you for visiting, I recommend viewing the downloads and look forward to your comments and questions.
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