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Crowds entering the trailhead.
Right to Selfoss, left to Dettifoss.
Wildflowers growing in the sand.
Spectators looking over Selfoss.
The horseshoe shape of Selfoss.
Tourists on the eastern bank.
West bank of Selfoss.
Looking downstream on Jökulsá á Fjöllum.
Returning on the trail to Dettifoss.
A rainbow over Dettifoss.
View from the lower platform.
"Thunder Falls" plunging into the earth.
Fosshvammur, the green-floral area.
Dettifoss from the top viewing platform.
Dettifoss disappearing into the earth.
Looking north up Jökulsárglúfur.
Rauðhólar on the horizon.
Go toward Vesturdalur.
Giant basalt column staircase.
The rock walls of Sanddalur.
A canyon branching off Jökulsárglúfur.
A basic campsite north of the parking area.
Returning to the parking area.