Bruarfoss is not one of the “touristy” falls in Iceland and takes some effort to reach–a hike along an unmarked and muddy trail from a dirt back road, in a remote country neighborhood–and as such, can be enjoyed with no other company. You know we did. The effort to get there is forgotten when one reaches the river, and as if by magic, this staggering scene opens wide before bulging eyes and slacked jaws. As it carves through a narrow midstream trench in the volcanic bedrock, the rushing water really is this blue…
7 ENE Laugarvatn, Iceland (11 Aug 14) Looking NE
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