Iceland

A close view of a purple lupine flower in Iceland.

A close view of a purple lupine flower in Iceland.

Home is wherever I am with you, engraved on a lock embedded in lava rock in Iceland.

Home is wherever I am with you, engraved on a lock embedded in lava rock in Iceland.

White Icelandic horse reaching out to be pet by the hand of a woman on a ranch near Myvatn.

White Icelandic horse reaching out to be pet by the hand of a woman on a ranch near Myvatn.

Two which Icelandic horses on a ranch near Reykajahlio in northern Iceland.

Two which Icelandic horses on a ranch near Reykajahlio in northern Iceland.

Close of of an Icelandic horse on Laxnes Horse farm, just outside Mosfellsbær near Reykjavik Iceland.

Close of of an Icelandic horse on Laxnes Horse farm, just outside Mosfellsbær near Reykjavik Iceland.

A beautiful portrait of a white Icelandic horse in northern Iceland, near Myvatn.

A beautiful portrait of a white Icelandic horse in northern Iceland, near Myvatn.

Two Icelandic horses snuggling on Laxnes Horse Farm in Iceland.

Two Icelandic horses snuggling on Laxnes Horse Farm in Iceland.

A single house site on the hill in southern Iceland, near Hofn.

A single house site on the hill in southern Iceland, near Hofn.

A baby sheep huddles in a red doorway, while its mother stands by in southern Iceland, near Vik.

A baby sheep huddles in a red doorway, while its mother stands by in southern Iceland, near Vik.

Portrait of the son of a ferry Baldur captain at the Port of Stykkisholmur, in the northern part of the Snaefellsness peninsula in Iceland.

Portrait of the son of a ferry Baldur captain at the Port of Stykkisholmur, in the northern part of the Snaefellsness peninsula in Iceland.

Water fall, near Reydarfjordur in eastern Iceland.

Water fall, near Reydarfjordur in eastern Iceland.

Close up of the head of a brown Icelandic horse eating in a field of yellow wildflowers.

Close up of the head of a brown Icelandic horse eating in a field of yellow wildflowers.

Sugandisey Cliff in Stykkisholmur, Iceland which is located on Snaefellsness peninsula.

Sugandisey Cliff in Stykkisholmur, Iceland which is located on Snaefellsness peninsula.

View of the cliff and birds on the walk from Hellnar to Arnarstapi, on the Snaefellsness peninsula in Iceland.

View of the cliff and birds on the walk from Hellnar to Arnarstapi, on the Snaefellsness peninsula in Iceland.

The moon during the day above a frozen landscape in Iceland.

The moon during the day above a frozen landscape in Iceland.

Detail of lupine flower on Vestmannaeyjar archipelago in Iceland.

Detail of lupine flower on Vestmannaeyjar archipelago in Iceland.

A memorial full of purple lupine on the island Heimaey, Iceland in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, to those who died in January 1973 lava flow from Eldfell that destroyed half the town.

A memorial full of purple lupine on the island Heimaey, Iceland in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, to those who died in January 1973 lava flow from Eldfell that destroyed half the town.

Moon shines behind dramatic birch trees on a winter night in Iceland.

Moon shines behind dramatic birch trees on a winter night in Iceland.

An arctic tern at Grindavik, Iceland.

An arctic tern at Grindavik, Iceland.

Street sign with a graphic a puffin head, on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

Street sign with a graphic a puffin head, on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

The view from inside the Stafnes Lighthouse, on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland.

The view from inside the Stafnes Lighthouse, on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland.

Old barn covered in turf in the Icelandic woods, with bundles of branches nearby.

Old barn covered in turf in the Icelandic woods, with bundles of branches nearby.

Kirkjufellsfoss in the Summer late at night when it is still light outside in Iceland.

Kirkjufellsfoss in the Summer late at night when it is still light outside in Iceland.

Father adjusts the shoes of his daughter at Djúpalónssandur, on the Snaefellsness in Iceland.

Father adjusts the shoes of his daughter at Djúpalónssandur, on the Snaefellsness in Iceland.

Detail of Kirkjufellsfoss, Iceland in the Summer during the midnight sun.

Detail of Kirkjufellsfoss, Iceland in the Summer during the midnight sun.

Icelandic horses and the ocean in a field near Olafsvik.

Icelandic horses and the ocean in a field near Olafsvik.

Kirkjufellsfoss across the road from the famous Kirkjufell mountain, with the Summertime light in the middle of the night.

Kirkjufellsfoss across the road from the famous Kirkjufell mountain, with the Summertime light in the middle of the night.

View of the mountains and a pack of Icelandic horses from a distance, in the winter on the road to Holar.

View of the mountains and a pack of Icelandic horses from a distance, in the winter on the road to Holar.

Historic Nýibær turf house in the town of Holar, Iceland.

Historic Nýibær turf house in the town of Holar, Iceland.

Farm with a red roof with snow covered mountains behind in northeast Iceland.

Farm with a red roof with snow covered mountains behind in northeast Iceland.

The picturesque town of Holar, Iceland.

The picturesque town of Holar, Iceland.

The back of the turf house Nýibær in the northeastern region of Iceland town of Holar.

The back of the turf house Nýibær in the northeastern region of Iceland town of Holar.

Primary colored houses in the town of Siglufjordur, in northern Iceland.

Primary colored houses in the town of Siglufjordur, in northern Iceland.

Snow on the nose of a horse at Laxnes farm in Iceland.

Snow on the nose of a horse at Laxnes farm in Iceland.

Northern lights and a snow covered Gunnlaugsskarð mountain range from just outside of Reykjavik, near the town of Bakkakotsvöllur, Iceland.

Northern lights and a snow covered Gunnlaugsskarð mountain range from just outside of Reykjavik, near the town of Bakkakotsvöllur, Iceland.

Sky split by two colors of northern lights in the winter near Reykjavik.

Sky split by two colors of northern lights in the winter near Reykjavik.

A frozen Godafoss in the winter, not far from Akureyri in northern Iceland.

A frozen Godafoss in the winter, not far from Akureyri in northern Iceland.

Aurora borealis, otherwise known as northern lights in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Aurora borealis, otherwise known as northern lights in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Stunning display of northern lights outside of Reykjavik, Iceland.

Stunning display of northern lights outside of Reykjavik, Iceland.

The northern lights and the view of the Gunnlaugsskarð mountain range in Iceland.

The northern lights and the view of the Gunnlaugsskarð mountain range in Iceland.

A guide stands at the opening of the Lofthellir cave in Iceland in the wintertime.

A guide stands at the opening of the Lofthellir cave in Iceland in the wintertime.

Northern lights across the Eyjafjörður fjord from Akureyri, Iceland.

Northern lights across the Eyjafjörður fjord from Akureyri, Iceland.

Northern lights just outside of Akureyri, in the northern part of Iceland.

Northern lights just outside of Akureyri, in the northern part of Iceland.

The tour descends with their headlamps on in the Lofhellir cave, Iceland to go exploring.

The tour descends with their headlamps on in the Lofhellir cave, Iceland to go exploring.

Tour guide, Erin on the Sólheimajökull glacier.

Tour guide, Erin on the Sólheimajökull glacier.

The magnificent waterfall Skogafoss on the south coast of Iceland.

The magnificent waterfall Skogafoss on the south coast of Iceland.

Hiking in Skaftafell National Park on an outlet from the glaciers of Vatnajokull, Iceland.

Hiking in Skaftafell National Park on an outlet from the glaciers of Vatnajokull, Iceland.

A blue home is nestled at the base of jagged mountains covered in snow during the winter hear Bakki in northeastern Iceland.

A blue home is nestled at the base of jagged mountains covered in snow during the winter hear Bakki in northeastern Iceland.

Close-up of black sand and frozen ice during the winter in Iceland.

Close-up of black sand and frozen ice during the winter in Iceland.

A view of the northern city of Akureyri, Iceland in the wintertime.

A view of the northern city of Akureyri, Iceland in the wintertime.

Close-up detail of frozen ice over black sand and rocks in Iceland.

Close-up detail of frozen ice over black sand and rocks in Iceland.

Wintertime freezes a small waterfall behind a ranch in south near Hof, Iceland.

Wintertime freezes a small waterfall behind a ranch in south near Hof, Iceland.

A woman in a red coat stands in front of the basalt stacks at Reynisfjara beach in the southern part of Iceland.

A woman in a red coat stands in front of the basalt stacks at Reynisfjara beach in the southern part of Iceland.

A view of the Vatnajokull glaciers from Skaftafell park in Iceland.

A view of the Vatnajokull glaciers from Skaftafell park in Iceland.

A black and a white Icelandic horse stand in a field in eastern Iceland, near Hofn.

A black and a white Icelandic horse stand in a field in eastern Iceland, near Hofn.

Frozen beach landscape and view of the rocks at Reynisfjara beach on the south coast of Iceland.

Frozen beach landscape and view of the rocks at Reynisfjara beach on the south coast of Iceland.

Curious Icelandic horses say hello with a blue house behind them on Snaefellsness peninsula.

Curious Icelandic horses say hello with a blue house behind them on Snaefellsness peninsula.