Iceland: Stunning Snaefellsjokull Glacier and Goodbye
September 29, 2016 11 Comments
Pink Midnight Sunset over Snaefellsjokull Glacier
Strawberry Moonrise over Ocean
Close-up of Strawberry Moon
Snaefellsjokull Glacier and Lupines
Close-up of Snaefellsjokull Glacier
Icelandic Mountain in Rear-View Mirror
The scenery on the Snaefellsnes Peninsula is stunning! The Snaefellsjokull Glacier there dominates the landscape and was the entrance point for scientists in the Jules Verne classic “Journey to the Center of the Earth”. Jokull in Icelandic means glacier.
One evening at midnight in June the sunset turned the mountain pink, while a strawberry moon rose over the ocean. The view from our beachfront cabin was magic! Making it even better was when three wild horses galloped by on the beach. Some people think the mountain has high magnetic energy. Belief is strong in the area that elves and hidden people live in the lava. Plans are currently underway to draw a map detailing the area’s enchanted and magical places: http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2016/06/06/belief_in_elves_very_strong_in_west_iceland/
Iceland is an amazing and must-see destination for any naturalist or photographer. Although it is now in our rear-view window as I plan our next adventure, I am sure we will visit again someday. I have prepared a custom Google map of places of interest to us in Iceland: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&authuser=0&mid=1skvfqsNlWpCilCOaJc2tjreDGnc&ll=64.70735820733395%2C-19.523818050000045&z=7 Although we didn’t manage to see everything due to time or weather constraints, we did manage to see a majority of places. Feel free to ask any questions you may have if you are planning your own trip. I put together an Iceland travel guidebook illustrated with our best pictures here (PDF – click twice): Iceland Travel Guide
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I was hoping for more Iceland photos! Thank you for sharing your incredible journey. Looking forward to your next one…
SUPER!
beautiful!!
Amazing place and pictures!
It is incredible there with a truly magical feel to it. 🙂
we were thinking of going there before we started our trip, but stepped back after we saw how expensive it was (we couldn’t afford it directly before this trip). We will be going there as soon as we can though!
I know you would love it! Food wasn’t too expensive since we often bought things at the grocery store. Lodging isn’t bad if you rent summer homes. The surprisingly high expense is the rental car. But you might get a deal if you use one of the local brands.
Pam, I had no idea that you had published so many posts on Iceland. We have the “seed” of an idea to do a campervan tour of Iceland, and you excellent series of posts with wonderful photos and descriptions will be a great place supplement the plan for our trip. It’s still early days, but if we make it happen, you’ll hear from me again for tips and recommendations. As always, excellent photos. ~James
You’ve got to do a road trip to Iceland! We already are planning our third trip for June 2019. So excited! What might help you alot is the custom map I made of places of interest. We’ve been to many of them, and are planning to hit others next trip. Click on any of the points and it will bring up more info and links. https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1skvfqsNlWpCilCOaJc2tjreDGnc&ll=64.64860800937178%2C-19.523818050000045&z=7
Thanks Pam. This is such great info. I’m a maphead and I do love my maps. Thanks again. BTW, did you guys stay in hotels or rent a car or camper van or some of each? ~James
Hi, James. Sent you an e-mail with info!