Sometimes it’s hard to tell what season it is or whether one is on Earth or in the Sky!
The View Back over Héraðsandar from the Njardvik Lookout in Early July
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On Midsummer Night the Hills Come Alive on Snaefellsnes
It builds for days…
A dragon curled around its flame.
(Its right eye is just below the middle of the image. This image and the ones of transformed rocks and flowers that follow are taken on Rauðhóll.)
…with flowers bringing stones to life…
An Elf with a Crown of Flowers
… sometimes in humanly-recognizable form…
The Horse Sleipnir Carrying þor as a One-Eyed Moon on Its Back
… and sometimes not (which is the most amazing part) …
.. but then, in the low, late evening light on June 21, the hills rise up around you in the horizontal light. It’s just that night. The next morning they begin to ebb away, not all at once, but you can notice the difference. On midsummer night, though…
Buðahraun
… you truly live between worlds and can see the past and future. Lest you feel special, just remember, the sheep see this all the time.
Buðir
Life is indeed good.
Walking on the Shore of an Ancient Sea
It’s always a great day to walk out on the shore of the sea, where the seals and eiðars once swam. The sea might change its level, but that’s a bonus for us.
Neskaupstaðir
And the eiðars demonstrate just what it was like here long ago.
Easy does it!
Wildflowers taking the place of eiðars.
Troll on the Strutsfoss Trail
One of the great things about trolls is that they have skulls for eyes, which are really other trolls.
And there’s no rule that limits them to two eyes, either!
The Simplest Things Bring Joy
Iceland has …
… really quite …
… beautiful mud.
Rauðarnes
Simple.
Two Seasons on the Strutsfoss Track
July is a beautiful time to turn over your shoulder when hiking to Strutsfoss.
So is April.
And then you turn around…
… and keep going.
Slow Travel: The Black Beaches of East Iceland Coming to Life
Iceland is a country best explored slowly, and on foot.
Krosshöfði
When it is called “a beautiful country,” it means that every step is beautiful. Easy does it.
It comes to life as you walk through it, changes you, and remains within you.
Elves in the Selá
There are rewards for turning your back on the sun when it goes behind the hill.
Some things are best watched obliquely, eh.
The Rules for Herding Elvish Sheep and Trollish Sheep Rustlers
Go slow, don’t muss your hair, don’t touch, dominate by force of will alone (you have at least a thousand years to work it out), and, of course, don’t muss your hair.
Looking good on the Brunahraun.
How a Troll is Born
Behind the clouds. Of light, air, water and dust.
Skagafjörður
A Farm in Iceland 