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Santiago Island has the biggest and longest lava flow, which is located in Sullivan Bay. Geologically speaking, this island is one of the most beautiful and unbelievable formations. The vast basaltic landscape performs smooth and unbroken surfaces with undulations and nods formed by the fluid lava that created the sculpture. It is located on the central west of the archipelago and is formed by two overlapping volcanoes. It is the 4th biggest of the Galapagos archipelago.
Driving on Skorradalsvegur towards Skessuhorn near Leirardalur in West Iceland, near Borgarnes with a nuclear sunset setting the snowy hills on fire
A moment during our last day of round trip around Iceland, when we left Snaefellsnes National Park with its outlandish volcanic landscapes and endless hrauns (lava fields) to see a real village again.
Genovesa Island, its sandy coral beach with a great viewpoint of the bay, is one of the Galapagos’ jewels. It is also known as the “Bird Island“ offering the opportunity to enjoy the most representative birds of Galapagos as: Puffball–chicks, white both yellow–crowned and lava herons, Red footed boobies contrasting with the Nazca booby and also the Swallow–tailed gulls, the only nocturnal gulls in the world that will be nesting at the cliff’s edge.
Santiago Island has the biggest and longest lava flow, which is located in Sullivan Bay. Geologically speaking, this island is one of the most beautiful and unbelievable formations. The vast basaltic landscape performs smooth and unbroken surfaces with undulations and nods formed by the fluid lava that created the sculpture. It is located on the central west of the archipelago and is formed by two overlapping volcanoes. It is the 4th biggest of the Galapagos archipelago.
Driving into the highly active volcanic area of Myvatn during a relapse into winter made our arrival all the more dramatic. I had to think of a Song of Ice and Fire immediately :)
This is the flow coming from mud geysers at Hverir volcanic area near Namafjall in the Myvatn region of the Central-North Highlandls of Iceland.
Snaefellsjokul vocano at the tip of Snaefellsnes peninsula in West Iceland during a winter day of gorgeous lighting. that fluffy white mountain top hides a volcano underneath which has shaped the landscape around it. You may still appreciate the lava rocks dispersed in that plain.
Impressions of the alienesque volcanic landscape dominating vast parts of Sneafellsnes peninsula which had seen a number of volcanic eruptions several thousand years ago and still looks like it had happened last year. In the foreground to left and right of the road you can appreciate the volcanic lava that was expulsed and sent all over the peninsula, only now starting to be overgrown by what I suppose are lichens as pioneers of this landscape awaiting to be reclaimed.
incredible scenario we encountered on our way along Snaefellsnes peninsula in West Iceland. The sheep add some sense of scale as always :)
River Skjálfandafljót in Central-North Iceland on its amazing course towards Aldeyjarfoss after having passed Godafoss miles and miles before. The terrain becomes rougher and rougher and access to Aldeyjarfoss is pretty tricky as we had to learn. This river forms five amazing waterfalls: Godafoss, Hrafnabjargafoss, Aldeyjarfoss, Barnafoss and Ullarfoss.
volcanic landscape in the South of Iceland. Seeing all these structures it is no wonder myth and fairytales about alves and hidden people were born.
Fjadrargljufur river canyon in South Iceland seen from above and in a different perspective. I just love this "accidental" landscape with its prehistoric look.
Typical volcanic landscape in Iceland, where ashes mingle with snow, brown grass contrasts with black rock and white sugar-coated mountain peaks. The whole thing reminded me of the colours of a Tiramisu :)
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Snow still around in March and highlighted by the moonlight. Thanks to all who have fav & commented on my image.
Serious fumaroles and mud geysers at Hverir near Namafjall and Myvatn. The whole place is a living and breathing Earth lab showcasing a volcanic, ever changing landscape. The whole place exhudes sulphuric gasses and smells lovely like 10.000 foul eggs being hidden away there ;) :p. No wonder Icelanders were mining sulphur here in past times.
Skaftafell with snow and ashes still from Eyjafjallajokull's eruption two years ago. To see them mixing was a strange sight.
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Fljadrargljufur river canyon in South Iceland from a somewhat different perspect and higher vantage point instead of gazing directly into the canyon. I seem to see a dragon to the right waiting for some prey ;)
Taken on the hike around the reservoir, Embalse Cueva de las Niñas, one of the largest Gran Canaria reservoirs. This attractive reservoir is located on the GC605 south of Ayacatas in the Pajonales nature reserve at an altitude of approx. 3000 feet. Gran Canaria, Spain.
Trekking guide directing the way while hiking on a glacier at sunset, Vatnajokull (Glacier of Lakes) National Park, Iceland
Genovesa Island, its sandy coral beach with a great viewpoint of the bay, is one of the Galapagos’ jewels. It is also known as the “Bird Island“ offering the opportunity to enjoy the most representative birds of Galapagos as: Puffball–chicks, white both yellow–crowned and lava herons, Red footed boobies contrasting with the Nazca booby and also the Swallow–tailed gulls, the only nocturnal gulls in the world that will be nesting at the cliff’s edge.
Bartolomé Island is named after Sir Bartholomew James Sulivan, an English naval lieutenant who participated in Darwin's voyage on the Beagle. The island is located to the east of Santiago Island. The eastern part of the island consists of volcanic cones, while the western part is a peninsula with several rock formations, including Pinnacle Rock, a steep volcanic rock.
Another rare image of the one day I did not enjoy in Iceland when we got lost in bad weather and volcanic "wilderness".
North Fork Toutle River, Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington
Braided like the strands
of complicated lives
The river carves its whims and will
in scars too deep to heal
Laufskálavarða is a lava ridge, surrounded by stone cairns, between the Hólmsá and Skálmá rivers, close to the road north of Álftaver. All travellers crossing the desert of Mýrdalssandur for the first time were supposed to pile stones up to make a cairn, which would bring them good fortune on the journey.
Black scars of devastating forest fires in 2007 can be seen everywhere along the S50/S51 hike with dark bark of the Canary Island pine IPinus canariensis) that still stains when touched. However, fire triggers growth of bluish-green glaucous epicormic shoots in the lower trunk, a characteristic feature of this pine as seen in this image. Taken on the circular S50/S51 hike from Llanos De La Pez to Pico de las Nieves. Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
The islet of Eden located just off the northwestern coast of Santa Cruz is the remains of a volcanic "tuff cone" - a type of volcanic feature formed when molten lava comes into contact with cold sea water with explosive results. There is an abundance of wildlife here as you will see.
From my archives: I took this photo of our alpine guide who did a great job helping us avoid the deep crevasses as we hiked on the Vatnajokull Glacier in Iceland. What a great experience it was hiking the glacier at sunset! Can't wait to be able to go back.
Three famous, easily recognisable rocks of Gran Canaria, Roque Nublo (Clouded Rock), Roque la Rana (the Frog) and Roque del Fraile (the Friar), can be seen from various points separately, most commonly views of the Rock Nublo together with the Frog as the two monoliths are next to each other on the plateau. The image is taken from circular S50/S51 hike when I was able to see all three rocks clearly together. You do need a telephoto lens to frame it. This is one of many spectacular views along the hike S50/S51 from Llanos De La Pez to Pico de las Nieves, the second highest point on the island (1949 m). Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
the incredible canyon and river bed of the Jokulsa a Fjollum with its canyon made entirely from columnar basalt as result of volcanic actions. This shot was taken right after Dettifoss waterfall, where the river resumes its rather calm flow.
Black and white photo of the sun setting behind the Shiprock volcanic rock formation near Shiprock, New Mexico. Shiprock is a monadnock (an isolated hill or erosion-resistant rock rising above a peneplain) rising nearly 1,583 feet above the desert plain of the Navajo Nation in San Juan County, New Mexico. Its peak elevation is 7,177 feet above sea level.
Du Blue Lake, la piste du Tongariro Alpine Crossing glisse autour des flancs du North Crater (un lac de lave refroidi), et descend vers l'abri Ketetahi. Il y a un changement de perspective lorsque vous marchez à travers une crête étroite sur les pentes nord de Tongariro avec des vues spectaculaires sur le mont Pihanga, le lac Rotoaira et le lac Taupo, en arrière-plan. Vous pouvez aussi voir des preuves des éruptions volcaniques de 2012 avec les excellentes vues sur les nouveaux évents fumants du cratère Te Maari, situé à droite, et sur les cratères d'impact près de la piste, et avec les dommages subis par la cabane Ketetahi. L'autre changement est dans la végétation. On entre dans une végétation constituée de mousse rouge parsemée de renoncules et de petites fleurs blanches et aussi d’arbustes robustes comme le mountain inaka et le snow Totara.
La Tongariro Alpine Crossing est un sentier de randonnée du parc de niveau difficile. Longue de 19,4 à 20 km (5-8h), elle nécessite une bonne condition physique, notamment pour la montée raide du "Devil's Staircase" et la descente instable. La principale difficulté réside dans les conditions météo changeantes et le terrain volcanique exposé. La montagne peut connaître du vent fort, du brouillard ou de la neige, rendant la marche très difficile, même en été.
Le parc national de Tongariro est le premier parc national créé en Nouvelle-Zélande et le quatrième à voir le jour au niveau mondial. Le parc s'étend sur une superficie d'environ 795,98 km2 et est situé dans le centre de l'île du Nord à quelques kilomètres du lac Taupo. Il inclut notamment les volcans Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe et Tongariro. Depuis 1993, il est classé sur la liste du patrimoine mondial établie par l'UNESCO en paysage culturel et naturel (WHL-421bis). Le parc comporte de nombreux sites sacrés pour les Māori. Plusieurs sommets sont d'ailleurs désignés comme tapu, des lieux extrêmement sacrés aux yeux des Māori.
This is an image from the only day during our two-weeks-roundtrip around Iceland which I did not enjoy. We wanted to visit Aldeyjarfoss, a waterfall which is very tough to access in winter and early Spring but offers the most astounding setting within columnar basalt rock. The only day we had for doing so promptly brought weather misery. We got there only half way with our campervan, had to park kilometres away from the place, rescued four very silly young girls who I guess had recently made their driving license and had tried to access the waterfall with their 4x4 ending in terrible failure and them being stuck in an ice hole. After all that excertion we went on our hike to get to the waterfall, got lost in bad weather, poor visibility and snow that reached up to our waste soimetimes. In the end we only got short glimpses of the river and its strange volcanic rocklands but never reached the waterfall and were rather happy just to having made it back to our van :) And so it goes ... :p
Timanfaya / Vulkanlandschaft / Geologie
Rundkegel, Aschefelder, ein Straßenbogen wie ein Schnitt durchs Gestein.
Schwarz, Rot, Ocker — und dahinter die stille Linie zum Meer.
Ein Blick, der zeigt, wie ruhig Vulkane wirken können, wenn sie nur noch Landschaft sind.
Rounded cones, ash fields, a road cutting through the rock.
Black, red, ochre — and beyond it, the quiet line of the sea.
A view of how calm volcanoes can appear once they’ve become landscape.
a winter sunset showcasing Snaefellsnes peninsula in Iceland with its stark, volcanic landscape. To the left two ginormous volcanic rocks that must have been hurled towards the shore by the last eruption of Snaefellsjoekull volcano about 200 A.D.. You get a sense of the scale of those rocks from the poles
to the right :)
Gran Canaria endemic species of Wallflower (Erysimum albescens) makes adds a splash of bright colours against a spectacular rocky landscape covered with misty clouds. They are grown higher up in the mountains and distinct from more widely spread the Teide wallflower (Erysimum scoparium). These species of plants are also known as a Summit Wallflower (Alhelí de cumbre) or as Chameleon Wallflowersummit wallflower (Alhelí camaleón). A circular S50/S51 hike from Llanos De La Pez to Pico de las Nieves. Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
Taken from the foot of Pico De las Nieves, the second highest point on the Island (1949 m), with spectacular panoramic views from the top. A circular S50/S51 hike from Llanos De La Pez to Pico de las Nieves. Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
through the mountain silhouettes. Taken from one of many pockets along the winding GC-60 in Risco de Tirajana area, I believe. Gran Canaria, Spain
Layers of volcanic gravel compressed by time. Caldera de Bandama is a volcanic crater of about 1 km with a path going all around the crater rim with spectacular views around. The highest point is the Pico de Bandama (569 m – 1867ft), a popular tourist viewpoint as you can drive up there in a car. The Pico and Caldera forms the Bandama Natural Monument that is the part of the Tafira Protected Landscape of Gran Canaria. In addition to its geological values, the caldera is a home of few plants and insects that can be only find in this place. Gran Canaria, Spain.