Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Icelandic Highlands

Iceland's highland area is nothing short of spectacular.  It's a place where glaciers and geothermal zones coexist in the same ecosystem.  This terrestrial looking part of the world ignores a lot of geological norms and is responsible for spark-plugging the imaginations of those who wrote famous Icelandic folklore regarding giants and witches.

    lone ranger








   The veins of Iceland














                            COLORS OF ICELAND






































A rare glimpse at two tectonic plates, The North American and Eurasian plate, that are slowly drifting apart from each other.  Thingvellir, Iceland