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Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/19/2013
Selfoss (upstream from Dettifoss).
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/19/2013
First sight of the frozen Dettifoss.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/19/2013
A closer look from an upper platform.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/19/2013
A frozen walkway near the canyon edge.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/19/2013
The mist forms freezes upon everything it touches.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/19/2013
A closer look at the icicles.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/19/2013
Dettifoss plunging into the earth.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/19/2013
Stepping closer to Dettifoss.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/19/2013
The edge of Dettifoss.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/19/2013
Looking down into the depths of Dettifoss.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/19/2013
"Thunder Falls" tumbling into Jökulsárglúfur.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/19/2013
Dettifoss from Fosshvammur.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/19/2013
Icicles forming over the plants in Fosshvammur.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/19/2013
A walkway continues downstream.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/19/2013
The walkway extends over Fosshvammur.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/19/2013
This mist forms icicles on everything in sight.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/19/2013
A closer look at the icicles.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
07/26/2017
Crossing the street to the trailhead.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
07/26/2017
Right to Selfoss, left to Dettifoss.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
07/26/2017
Selfoss pouring over the horseshoe drop.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
07/26/2017
The western edge of Selfoss.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
07/26/2017
Looking to the eastern bank.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
07/26/2017
The western bank of Jökulsá á Fjöllum.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
07/26/2017
Peering downstream on the Jökulsá á Fjöllum.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
07/26/2017
Returning on the path to Dettifoss.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
07/26/2017
Wildflowers in the volcanic landscape.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
07/26/2017
A rainbow over Dettifoss.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
07/26/2017
Getting closer to the waterfall's mist.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
07/26/2017
Dettifoss plunging into the depths of the earth.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
07/26/2017
The pathway across Fosshvammur.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
07/26/2017
Dettifoss from the high viewing platform.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
07/26/2017
Peering into Dettifoss and Jökulsárglúfur.