castleton station
21. kesäkuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Keflavik airport
22. kesäkuuta 2017, Islanti ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Good morning from Iceland
Iceland's Parliament
22. kesäkuuta 2017, Islanti ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Hallsgrimskirka
22. kesäkuuta 2017, Islanti ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Iconic church of Iceland
Harpa
23. kesäkuuta 2017, Islanti ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Reykjavik's concert hall. Beautiful and exvellecvt aviuystics
Kopavogur
24. kesäkuuta 2017, Islanti ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Photo taken jusr before 1:00 AM. The midnight sun in Iceland at the airbnb.
Geothermal
25. kesäkuuta 2017, Islanti ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Much of Iceland's energy is geothermal. This is one of the main plants.
Kerid crater
25. kesäkuuta 2017, Islanti ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Scotia crater. Iceland is very active geologically. May volcanos.
Vid faxa Waterfall
25. kesäkuuta 2017, Islanti ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Notice the fish ladder to the left. This is a salmon spawning strean
Geysir
25. kesäkuuta 2017, Islanti ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
The place where all the rest get their name from.
Gullfoss aka gold waterfall
25. kesäkuuta 2017, Islanti ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Waterfall fed by glacial outwash so that the stream carries silt that. in certain light, looks gold
Thingvellir
25. kesäkuuta 2017, Islanti ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
National park mostly between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates where they are separating. The icelandic parliament, the Althinga (i apologize if my spelling is bad) met hete from 930 ADLue lisää
Skalholt Cathedral
26. kesäkuuta 2017, Islanti ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Center of faith since 1,000 CE. Amazing art in sanctuary. To the left of the church is a turf covered building that is a small chapel. The interior picture otherwise unidentified is from there
Gaukshofti
26. kesäkuuta 2017, Islanti ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Just the view
Unnamed waterfall
27. kesäkuuta 2017, Islanti ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Near Skogar. Pictures go from approaching the waterfall to a picture from behind the falls
Skogar museum
27. kesäkuuta 2017, Islanti ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Local history and cultural museum. First picture is a turf farmhouse from late 19th century. Some interior pictures follow. Also, the interior of a schoolhouse. I didn't tske any pictures of theLue lisää
Solheimajokull Glacier
27. kesäkuuta 2017, Islanti ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
At foot of a glacier, along with pool of glacial outeash
Vik, black sand beach
27. kesäkuuta 2017, Islanti ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
The black sand texture is much like sand "down the shore," although stonier. No one swimming. Both air and water temps are in the 40s.
Vik church
27. kesäkuuta 2017, Islanti ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Sits up above the village of Vol. Main thing is the view
Skogafoss
27. kesäkuuta 2017, Islanti ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Near my hotel in Skogar. In case you haven't figured it out, foss means waterfall.
Blue lagoon
28. kesäkuuta 2017, Islanti ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Top attraction in Iceland. Pictures are outside as I couldn't get in without a reservation, little did I know. Also a typical moss covered labs field nearby.
Bridge between two continents
28. kesäkuuta 2017, Islanti ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
For all you arm chair geologists. I'm standing between two continents. Over my right shoulder is the North American tectonic plate an over my left is the Euasian plate. This is also my first selfie.Lue lisää
Stafnes
28. kesäkuuta 2017, Islanti ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Lighthouse near whete the mid atlantic ridge rises up from the ocean and Iceland begins. No, it isn't the lighthouse that's leaning.
Copenhagen
29. kesäkuuta 2017, Tanska ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Greetings from Denmark. Arrived this afternoon. Staying with nice folks at an airbnb right in the middle of things in Copenhagen. Resting today. Exoeri g tomorrow.














































































skip's retirement travelOn so it begins. Castleton RR Station, Amtrak to Penn Station in NYC and then to Newark airport.and Icelandair to Reykjavik tomorrow morning