Spray from Svartifoss (Black Falls) ricochets off hexagonal chunks of columnar basalt that fractured off the ledges above, creating a ghostly outline around the rocks in a short, daylight time exposure. The moderately steep hike up to this phenomenal natural formation was worth every step, for such a soothing scene, along with the sound and feel of the spray, served the necessity of rest ever so well.
1 NNW Skaftafell, Iceland (17 Aug 14) Looking WNW
64.0274, -16.9751Basal Basalt, Svartifoss
Spray from Svartifoss (Black Falls) ricochets off hexagonal chunks of columnar basalt that fractured off the ledges above, creating a ghostly outline around the rocks in a short, daylight time exposure. The moderately steep hike up to this phenomenal natural formation was worth every step, for such a soothing scene, along with the sound and feel of the spray, served the necessity of rest ever so well.
1 NNW Skaftafell, Iceland (17 Aug 14) Looking WNW
64.0274, -16.9751