Iceland is a quiet land

rather than say more, I put it to you to ask any questions you might have

Reykjavík

Hallgrimskirkja

Leifur Eiríksson

all the apartment buildings are unique and wonderful

Þingvellir

Geysir

Gullfoss

None of the coddling safety of the United States.

The only reason that sign is even there is for Americans. ;)

Our short tour outside of Reykjavík encompassed the three main "touristy" things in Iceland, and although this was not necessarily the tourist season, it's still remarkable how easy it is to find yourself all by yourself in some fantastic natural wonder. W and I spent 5 minutes alone overlooking the greatest waterfall I have ever seen in my life and it was amazing.

Sent from my Optima Humber 88

Mt Rose hike

I was going to do a typecast on our recent hike on Mt Rose trail and the drive to and from it, but time ran out and W and I are getting ready to leave for a weekend adventure to Vancouver. So for now, here are some photographs of the excellent Washington mountains. The weather was ideal for a hike and the scenery was as beautiful as ever!

Some practice photographing water with fast shutter speeds.

Wildlife in gastropodal form.

We didn't make it all the way to the top of the trail, one of the steepest in the entire Olympic range, just to the edge of Mt Skokomish Wilderness. (Though not for lack of ability and desire, we had a schedule to stick to.)

See you on Monday! I will have a surprise. ;)