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April 2013 - Hiking in the West Fjords - Day 2

Continuation of the previous day... Today I wake up with the sun and continue heading West, until I'm forced to head up the mountains to avoid possible avalanches on steep snowy hills. The sky is (mostly) blue, the sea looks great, the light is fabulous, I only wish I had taken some sunscreen with me!


Hiking the West Fjords, Iceland

The farmers I bumped into the previous day told me the snow was too deep and the hill to steep for them to go further, so I put my snowshoes on and follow their tracks

Hiking the West Fjords, Iceland

Going up gives me a new perspective on the Fjords

Hiking the West Fjords, Iceland

From up there the sea looks clear and inviting

Hiking the West Fjords, Iceland

Another great view of the Fjords, looking back where I came from

Hiking the West Fjords, Iceland

Hiking the West Fjords, Iceland

Hiking the West Fjords, Iceland

Hiking the West Fjords, Iceland

Hiking the West Fjords, Iceland

Hiking the West Fjords, Iceland

I can feel and even see the heat bluring the clouds

Hiking the West Fjords, Iceland

One of many "pile of stones" I will encounter that day

Hiking the West Fjords, Iceland

Very curious bird. They will be my only company during those 4 days

Hiking the West Fjords, Iceland

Hiking the West Fjords, Iceland

Wonders of shapes and colors

Hiking the West Fjords, Iceland

If someone lives somewhere, anywhere, there has to be a church

Hiking the West Fjords, Iceland

If only I knew what this is... or going to be.

Hiking the West Fjords, Iceland

Snow, lots of it, and a river runs underneath all

Hiking the West Fjords, Iceland

A few berries from last year

Hiking the West Fjords, Iceland

I won't see anybody during that hike, but I know someone has been here not long ago, somehow reassuring.

Hiking the West Fjords, Iceland

The horizon. Sometimes the line between the sky and the ground is not so clear.

Hiking the West Fjords, Iceland

Up there by the glacier, colder temperatures means harder snow, snowshoes are not needed anymore

Hiking the West Fjords, Iceland

After a long day, the tent often is the only refuge from the wind