Waterfalls

Dynjandi is the largest waterfall in the westfjords. The upper cascade (Fjallfoss) is 30m wide at the top, 60m at the the lower end. After Fjallfoss Dynjandisá river forms a series of 5 more cascades until it reaches the valley floor.

Hraunfossar (isl.hraun=lava) are falls streaming out of porous layers of Hallmundarhraun lava field and into Hvitá river. Hallmundarhraun covers 200 km² and was erupted around 900 A.D. from Langjökull central volcano which is in an active rift zone (western volcanic zone).

At Gullfoss the river Hvítá descends from the highlands. The river has eroded away the sedimentary layers whereas the interspersed lava flows have withstood better and form the steps over which the water falls. Hvítágljúfur gorge I have replaced the panorama with a new version where I have closed a few "holes" by cloning. Made from 16 vertical shots in two rows. Canon EOS 6D, 24-105/4,0: F/8, 1/200, ISO 125

Angelica archangelica seedheads at Gullfoss Echte Engelwurz vor dem Gullfoss

Gljúfrabúi, the hidden waterfall, is just a short walk from better known Seljalandsfoss. Lying under Eyjafjallajökull volcano, it is 40m high and mostly hidden by palagonite rocks in front of it. Getting a nearer view involves scrambling up the rocks or wading the river, both can be hazardous. Vertical panorama stitched from 6 photos.Inset a detail and the falls seen from a distance. www.katlageopark.com/geosites/seljalandsfoss-gljufrabui stuckiniceland.com/south-iceland/the-hidden-beauty-of-gljufrabui Gljúfrabúi, der vesteckte Wasserfall, ist einen kurzen Spaziergang vom bekannteren Seljalandsfoss entfernt. Er ist 40 m hoch, liegt unterhalb des Eylafjallajökull und ist weitestgehend von Palagonitfelsen verdeckt. Näher heran kommt man nur, wenn man entweder den Felsen hochklettert oder den Fluss durchwatet, beides nicht ganz ungefährlich. Vertikalpano aus 6 Aufnahmen, im PiP ein Detail und eine Gesamtaufnahme aus der Entfernung.

Cliffs of the former coastline at the foot of Eyjafjallajökull. The top of hidden waterfall Gljúfrabúi is just visible behind the troll. Die Klippen der früheren Küstenlinie unterhalb des Eyjafjallajökull. Der obere Teil des verborgenen Wasserfalls Gljúfrabúi ist gerade noch hinter dem Troll sichtbar.

I didn't fancy queueing up to go behind the waterfall this year and was rewarded wih a rainbow. In the note a 2016 photo from behind the veil, the parking lot spoils the view.

Seljalandsfoss lies at the foot of Eyjafjallajökull and drops 60m over the former coastline. One can walk behind the waterfall but depending on the wind direction you can get rather wet.

Skógafoss is a 15m wide and 62m high waterfall where the Skógá river tumbles down the cliffs of the former coastline. It lies in Katla geopark between Eyafjallajökull and Katla volcanoes. Also see inset photos. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sk%C3%B3gafoss www.katlageopark.com/geosites/skogarfoss Skógafoss ist ein 15m breiter und 62m hoher Wasserfall des Flusses Skógá, der hier über die Klippen der eiszeitlichen Küstenlinie fällt. Skógafoss liegt zwischen den Vulkanen Eyfjallajökull im Westen und Katla im Osten und ist Teil des Katla Geoparks.