Glacial River Canyon
Jökulsárgljúfur¹, the eponymous gorge in north-eastern #Iceland contains seven major waterfalls. Here, we stop by three of them.
The first in our photo visit is Hafragilsfoss, the beautiful "Buck Canyon Falls."
The second is Selfoss, a lovely horseshoe hidden in its own mists.
Finally Dettifoss, the "tumbling falls," in my opinion the most impressive waterfall in Iceland.
¹ 𝙔𝙪𝙝-𝘬𝘭𝘭-𝘴𝘰𝘸𝘳𝘳-𝘨𝘭𝘺𝘰𝘰-𝘧𝘷𝘳𝘳 ("ow" as in "ouch")
A final shot of the same waterfall, zoomed in on the crest. The water is plunging past basalt rocks, the edge of which are not blocked by any barriers. In a shaft of sunlight, a small arc of rainbow has formed in the spray.
Another view of the honey-coloured rock walls of the canyon, its basalt teeth very obvious in the strong sunlight from the right. The river is plunging over the lip of a high waterfall, the base - not visible in this shot - is 44 metres or 144 feet below. This photo is taken from height again.
Another canyon with the same large river running through it. The water is tumbling down the rockface between stumps of basalt rock, and churns powerfully as it leaves the base of the drop. A group of five people are standing near the crest. The sky is clear, but pale.
A colour photo of a deep canyon with brown rock walls, viewed from height. The cliffs are basalt teeth, standing vertically. A river is surging through the gorge to a narrow slot above an elevated shelf where the white water is dropping 27 metres or 88.5 feet to the canyon floor.