I saw the northern lights over a pristine Icelandic lake. It was one of those rare moments where you feel like time has stopped and you are living in an alternate reality, filled with magic instead of mundane life problems.
Northern Lights in Iceland
If you like scenes out of a movie then you should absolutely visit the abandoned DC plane on the black beach at Sólheimasandur. This is a very unique location that is just out of this world. This plane is fully accessible as you can see my travel partner on top of it. Not something you get to witness every day for sure.
Iceland Airplane Crash Site
Iceland is known for its beautiful natural phenomenon, the Northern Lights. The Aurora Borealis are created when electrically charged particles from solar winds interact with Earth's upper atmosphere and emit colorful lights in an arc-shape that resemble rippling water across the sky. If you plan to visit Iceland during winter or early spring, be sure to book accommodations at dark places away from city lights where northern light displays can best be seen!
Iceland Northern Lights
It was a clear night and the stars were out in all their glory above this majestic waterfall. The northern lights danced through the sky, creating an ethereal scene as I stood there looking up at it with my mouth agape.
Iceland Northern Lights Over a Waterfall
The mountain of Kirkjufell is located on the north side of Iceland and has a height over 4,000 feet. It's known as one of Iceland’s most picturesque mountains with its perfect cone-like shape rising high above sea level. The surrounding area also contains many other stunning waterfalls such as Svartifoss or black falls that are hidden within another beautiful glacier crater named Seljalandsfoss which you can view from behind safely since it doesn't have any hazardous cliffs around it to fall off from
The mountain for Kirkjufell in Icelandic is recognized by being called "the Mountain" because this name just fits perfectly into describing how magnificent and majestic this stony little kingdom looks especially when standing so close.
Kirkjufell At Dusk - Iceland
The Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, are a mesmerizing sight that you can see in Iceland. They're caused by particles from solar flares colliding with molecules of oxygen and nitrogen high up above earth's atmosphere. I love this photo but it’s even more impressive in person!
Northern Lights in Iceland over a Barn
The Vestrahorn Volcano in Iceland is one of the most dangerous volcanoes on earth because it's made up primarily by basaltic lava that can flow very rapidly. The last eruption was recorded around 1727 and since then there have been no other eruptions associated with this volcano, which makes scientists think that another eruption may be imminent due to its high level of activity.
The deadliest and closest active volcanic region lies deep within a freezing wilderness north-west of Vatnajokull glacier: Volcanos called Hekla or Haxi (“chalk peak”). Although these mountains are less than 2,000 years old they already hold names for their deadly ash clouds - such as ‘Fire Mountain', '
Iceland Vestrahorn
The photograph captures the beauty of one of Iceland's rivers as it runs clear and clean through Þingvellir National Park to reach Lake Thingvellaver before spilling out into the sea.
Iceland Rivers from Above in a Drone
Under a canopy of stars, the Northern Lights dance in an electric green and blue hue over Iceland. When dancing low to the horizon, these lights look like swarms of fireflies congregating together before they wave their shimmering tails into another dimension creating a magical scene that seems out-of this world.
Iceland Northern Lights
A photograph of the coastline of Iceland from a drone shows the rocks and cliffs that make up the coast, as well as some small pieces of ice.
The image captures one moment in time at this location along the Icelandic Coastline where there are large mounds made out of black rock. The rest is all ocean which varies between blue to green depending on how deep it is.
Iceland Coastline by Drone