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2015 -
Iceland -
February 21 - Snæfellsnes Peninsula
Photographer: Josh Eckels
Harbor in the early morning light
Hotel Egilsen, my place in town
-7 degrees Celcius to start the day
Inside the shark museum
Assorted implements
Birding lineup
A complimentary sample of hákarl - rotten shark (not nearly as bad as it sounds)
The next batch of shark, not ready yet
Skark hanging in the shed
A glimpse of the Westfjörds
Shark shed
Berserkjahraun
Drifting snow
Heading out from the shark museum (Bjarnarhöfn)
Shark signage
Scenic view on north side of the peninsula
Kirkjufell (church rock)
Frozen waterfall
Ice coated cliff
A trickle of melt down the center
Icicle view
Gloppy-looking ice
Harbor in Rif
Gleaming white Snæfellsjökull
A peak at the Lóndrangar stacks
Trail with massive cairns
Into the Vatnshellir Cave
Stalagmites
Checking out the shimmering walls
Thor, our guide
Bones of an arctic fox
Bat-like lava formations
Showing the layers of previous flows
Extruded lava
Installed by volunteers, staircase into the lower chamber
Spelunker Josh
View of the Lóndrangar along the shoreline
Caves
All that's left of previous volcanoes
Malarrif lighthouse
Frozen sea spray
Plenty of waves
Glazed with ice
Rock wall
Frozen solid in the tube
Lonely church
Another view of Snæfellsjökull
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