The walk to the Dettifoss waterfalls in northeast Iceland was another otherworldly experience. It looks like a bleak uninhabited hinterland on some desolate planet but this is what our morning walk to the Dettifoss waterfalls, considered one of Europe’s most powerful waterfalls, looked like. (Oct. 5, 2021)

It may look like I purposely changed this photo to black and white, but I didn’t do anything to it. In the fog and mist with the backdrop of the black volcanic rocks and ash covered by snow and water puddles, this is what the walk to the Dettifoss waterfalls in northeast Iceland truly was like. And, thankfully, I’m wearing rubber crampons on my waterproof Merrill’s and they sure helped on these icy rocks and walkways. If all goes well, I’m heading to Antarctica in January and this trip to Iceland has definitely shown me what gear does and does not work for this kind of climate and quite possibly even colder. (Oct. 5, 2021)

Our Intrepid Travel group taking the walk back to our van from the Selfoss waterfall just upriver from the Dettifoss waterfall in northeast Iceland and providing some color to the otherwise black and white landscape. (Oct. 5, 2021)

It’s been a full Day 2 of seeing spectacular waterfalls and incredible landscapes as our Intrepid Travel tour ventured south thru Iceland from Reykjavik. This is the mesmerizing Seljalandsfoss waterfall and rainbow as we make our way to our farm stay for the evening. (Oct. 2, 2021)

A wider view of me at the Seljalandsfoss waterfall.(Oct. 2, 2021)

Me at the Seljalandsfoss waterfall and rainbow. Although visitors can walk behind the falls into a small cave, I opted to skip that portion and stay closer to the ground.(Oct. 2, 2021)

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My room at the Hótel Fljótshlíð, a country hotel in the center of Fljótshlíð, a farming district in Iceland. (Oct. 2, 2021)

An evening view from the Hótel Fljótshlíð, a country hotel in the center of Fljótshlíð, a farming district in Iceland. (Oct. 2, 2021)

Dinner at the Hotel Fljotshlid, a farm where we spent the night and had a fabulous dinner of home baked bread and butter, a delicious salad and a pretty dang good tasting meat lasagna. The wine was an extra cost, and rather expensive, a small bottle of wine for $13. Did that stop me? No. I actually ended up buying two bottles.

Dinner at the Hotel Fljotshlid, a farm where we spent the night and had a fabulous dinner of home baked bread and butter, a delicious salad and a pretty dang good tasting meat lasagna. The wine was an extra cost, and rather expensive, a small bottle of wine for $13. Did that stop me? No. I actually ended up buying two bottles. (Oct. 2, 2021)

The Skógafoss waterfall is one of the biggest waterfalls in the country, with a width of 25 metres (82 feet) and a drop of 60 m (200 ft). (Oct. 3, 2021) (Oct. 3, 2021)