Up in the Clouds of Skógafoss - In yesterday's post, I mentioned I'd see if I could salvage any photos from the top of Skógafoss. Here is one - the actual waterfall is +/- 1/2 mile to the left of this photo - this is the flow of water that leads up to the eventual 200 ft drop. Next stop - a glacier!
The Faces of Skógafoss - After visiting Seljalandsfoss, we continued on the Ring road towards Vik, arriving at Skógafoss. It was pretty crowded at the base of the waterfall and the mist was drifting out - so I did not photograph the falls from the base. We carefully headed up the steep landscape lined with a wet metal staircase clinging to the rail - about 3/4 of the way up, there was a little path with a viewing area where I took this photo. After continuing up the remainder of the stairs, there is a great view from the top and an amazing path we continued on - with one jaw-dropping landscape after another. The rain / fog / clouds continued, but such is Iceland. I'll need to see if any photos from the top can be salvaged - if so, I'll post one next.
S E L J A L A N D S F O S S After arriving, settling in, and having a good "night's" sleep, we headed out on on a little road trip. It was sunny when we left, but the weather quickly deteriorated on our way down the 'Ring' road. By the time we arrived to our first stop, it was rainy with lots of low clouds. I was terribly disappointed that the weather did not cooperate - it's incredibly challenging to throw on a large ND filter and not get rain drops all over the glass. Luckily, this one was without rain drops on the glass. Fear not, I am persistent and as I take you through our journey - you MAY see that I took a second trip in the hopes of better weather. Seljalandsfoss is a 200 ft waterfall over cliffs that were a former coastline. You can (and I did) walk behind the waterfall - yes, I got soaked.
