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I take long walks in Iceland

Ég er enn að læra íslensku
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@onefootiniceland.bsky.social You missed this by one day (and it will probably be gone tomorrow).
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Today's walk in Iceland
A gravel track curves away to the right and back again toward mountains that look drawn in charcoal black and white. The grass on the fields and lower hills is burnt orange. The sky is blue, and painted with mellow gray and white clouds.
November 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Good morning from Iceland
The bright golden sunrise peeking over mountains and a partially frozen lake. N it's peaceful and serene
November 12, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Today's walk in Iceland

It's time for another pic of the neighborhood waterfall, I think.
A wide, splashy waterfall pours into a blue pool. Rocks are scattered across the edge of the pool, and an old graffitied water tower looms above. It's a cool, sunny afternoon under blue skies.
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Today's walk in Iceland

Rauðhólar (red hills)

Such a cool, weird little area just off the Ring Road.
Red hills and green moss covered rock looking like an alien landscape.
November 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Today's walk in Iceland

The record October snowfall has almost completely disappeared.
A field of tall grass, pale in the foreground and bright golden in a wide swath of sunlight across the back, waving slightly in the slight breeze. A blue sky with some wispy clouds above a black mountain with remnants of snow in the background.
November 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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The sun is out in full force after yesterday's storm.
The backyard mountain, the old house in its grove of trees, and the open ground between my window and them are all covered in deep powdery snow. The sky is clear blue and the sun is reflecting off the white.
October 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Aurora tonight, after all the snow today. #Iceland
Bright green wavy lines of the aurora borealis in the black sky over a snow covered mountain. Someone has carved a deep track through the fresh snow piled up in the field in the foreground.
October 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Drift update. Looks like the storm is wrapping up earlier than expected.
October 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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The drift keeps growing.
Weird ramp of drifting snow is piled several feet high on one end. Seen through a wet window.
October 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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It's an unusually snowy day for October here in southwest Iceland. And the brunt of the storm isn't even projected until this afternoon!
Spindly, leafless bushes covered in lumpy, thick snow in a walled planter on the patio. A wedged shaped snowdrift, roughly 18"at its peak, sits below. The sky above is solid gray.
October 28, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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I've put up the winter lights. They usually stay on from October until March, to help us get through the dark Icelandic days and nights.
A wooden rocking chair with a goat hair rug across the seat sits in front of floor to ceiling windows. Sheer curtains cover the glass panels, one of which has warm white fairy lights hanging. A wooden spinning wheel is on the right of the chair. A tall umbrella tree sits next to floor to ceiling windows covered in sheer curtains and lit up with warm white fairy lights.
October 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Today's walk in Iceland

Quite cold, brisk wind made my cheeks red and fingers (in gloves) icy.

Snæfellsjökull looking like a mini Fuji in the distance.
Wind blows a wide swath of yellow grass and scrub, while mountains loom up in the back and to the right. Where the horizon flattens out, the triangular snowy peak of Snæfellsjökull is seen in the far distance.
October 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Driving past Esjan this morning. Snow up top!

#Iceland
Blue sky over snow topped mountain range. A distinct demarcation line splits the upper white elevations and the snow-free lower levels.
October 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Today's walk in Iceland

Moody, chilly. My heart swells and I still almost cry when I look around at all this country offers me.
Rusty farm equipment abandoned in a field of tall yellow grass. Melancholy, heavy clouds hover above dark mountains in the distance.
October 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Today's walk in Iceland

I miss blue skies.
Under a flat expanse of gray sky, an underused horse path is lined on both sides by tall fronds of bright yellow grass. Way off in the distance, clouds obscure the end of a mountain range.
October 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Today's walk in Iceland

It's been a warm, wet October.
"Worm's eye" view of a wet paved walking path littered with golden orange fallen leaves. A few trees rise up to a gray cloud covered sky.
October 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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It's a perfect sunny fall day.
A babbling stream bounces downhill over rocks, into a valley with green moss turning fall shades of yellow and orange. Brilliant blue sky with just a few puffy white clouds hover over mountains in the distance.
October 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Today's walk in Iceland

Clear air to clear the head and balm the soul.
Beautiful clear day. Dark gravel road winding toward mountains; past grassy fields, a wire fence interspersed with wooden poles and three small red buildings that have something to do with electricity or the like.
September 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Today's walk in Iceland

A bright sky, a brisk breeze and a slight chill in the clear air.

There are many ways to enjoy the area.
Two round blue signs - one marking a horse riding trail, the other a path for walking or biking - stand in front of a field of tall grasses, with trees turning yellow on the hill beyond. In the distance, a flat topped mountain range looms under a bright blue sky.
September 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Today's walk in Iceland

The light was so interesting. The mountains looked barren and nearly black, then later like they were covered in deep green velvet.
Dark flat topped mountains loom in the background under a pale sky. Blurred purple wildflowers stand beside a curved gravel road.
September 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Some teens came by yesterday selling homemade kleinur (Icelandic twisted doughnuts) door to door to raise money for the school parent association. They may be the best kleinur I've ever had.
Golden brown delicious baked goodies on a white paper bag on a light wood table, soft light falling over them
September 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Today's walk in Iceland

A nice stroll around one of the many lakes in the Reykjavík area.
Blue sky filled with white clouds over the wide expanse of lake water. The foreground is filled with big square-ish rocks, and tall grasses and bushes turning golden for autumn. A few buildings and a long swathe of trees are on the far side of the lake.
September 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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It is that, but also very green in summer and very orange in fall. And winter light is all pink and blue. It's lovely here.
September 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Today's walk in Iceland

Rain. Autumn.
In the middle of green (long grasses, lush trees, a manicured lawn) a strip of golden leafy plants make fiery line between a quick moving river and a wet gravel walking path.
September 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM