Iceland Geyser Fun (Day 2)
Maybe it was the light falling snow that day, but there was something magical about the Icelandic geyser that we visited that left such a good impression in my mind. The place is simply called Geysir.
This is in contrast to the Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park, USA, which is impressive but was somewhat of a let down in terms of expectations. Maybe it was the set up... Anyway... Moving on...
Let's start with the extreme variance in temperature, us tourists bundled up in many layers in the freezing weather alongside a flowing, steaming and scalding hot spring stream. (Try saying that five times fast.)
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Hot stuff coming through!
And you can see a bit of green in this picture, thriving at the sweet spot in between the extreme temperatures.
And this is me amused at the falling snowflakes melting on my hand. Yes I'm from New York but experiencing this kind of snowfall is still a rare occurrence for me. What brittle and beautiful structure. Can't save any of them either!
Absorbing Snowflake Powers
The central geyser is surrounded by tourists and are allowed to get quite close to it. If you didn't know any better you would be taken by surprise when the geyser erupts, which occurs roughly every 3 minutes or so. Me, being the completely uninformed tag-a-long traveler, was one such person. Added to the excitement for sure.
This shot shows a nearby steamy pool with central geyser in the back, surrounded by the people.
I like that this shows the blue color of the depths. Reminds me of similarly colored pools in Yellowstone. Here's one more picture with an amusing sign, for the sole purpose of making a joke:
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I took some videos of the geyser which I will place below, but you'll have to skip around to find when it happens. If you want to wait the same amount of time, you can go to the Full Playlist Sequence.
This is the second one in the sequence, which is one I took from farther away. The people in the distance that are right next to the geyser look like they are right on top of it!
If you were patient enough, you will have seen two bursts in that last one, which was definitely took us by surprise.
And this is the fifth in the sequence, which is one I took while a few feet away.
Took a bit of patience waiting for Earth to release.
It was well worth braving through the cold and snow to wander this area. I like this next picture of my wife as we were walking out, as it gives an idea of how cold and snowy it was.
Cold... cold... cold...
You can see the trail was quite muddy and wet, which was not so pleasant. But anyway, off to the next location! Before that we stopped by the little store that was nearby, and it too had free bathrooms. Thankful for that.
If you want to see how it looks in different conditions, you can see from the Steemit World Map a few others tagging this geyser. Very cool to see. There's no direct link but you can search "Geysir, Iceland" to find them.
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That is awesome I think you have just added Iceland to my dreams list.
Coming from Perth Western Australia where it never snows in the winter time, where 8 degrees Celsius is considered freezing and 4 degrees is considered sub zero the snow has always intrigued me but we tend to miss it everywhere we go even in NY city the snow we expected to see in central park came in two days after we letf.
The weather is finicky in Iceland, or I believe it is. Sometimes it barely snows until and even during christmas. Everyone thinks the winters are getting milder. Then again, it can snow even after "First Day of Summer"(18th april+) and most keep their tyres nailed a little into the summer, just in case. Even if there isn't much snow or ice, just a few minutes up a mountain can reveal a completely different story.
Snow comes in may shapes and forms. The almost dry snow is best and most fun. Wet snow is just a cleaner version of mud, very dry snow is sandy and doesn't hold together well for a snowball.
FYI, it's expensive here. Don't buy the water, the tap water is the best in the world, or so an expert said and staked his reputation on. In any case, it's pretty good and healthy.
Oh yeah... I remember the shirt on sale there:
"Don't like the weather? Just wait 5 minutes"
:) So true
I remember my first snow and how giddy I was running around in the presence of light snowfall. It is a fun experience :)
A shame that you missed the snow fall when you were looking forward to it!
Seems like there's always some strange news with yellowstone - whether it's wildlife going dead from getting to close to a particular pond, or sightings of strange ufo type lights on the horizon. I'm sure many places use the geothermal energy, but it's mostly Iceland that I've heard about. The no-wishing-well sign lol - I'm sure it's needed :)
Oh yeah, and one of their geysers which had been silent for years had a burst of activity it seems.
Definitely, about the well wishing sign. Some folks just don't know any better.
That's so cool! I never seen that before :p
That 3rd picture looks like a god punched a hole in the ground lol. The earth is amazing in so many ways, love the videos! Now I have to go see what makes the water explode like that. I know pressure but, why?
Something something thermal energy plate movement thingy. I forget :S. Probably will go google that picture again with the demo haha. It is certainly very interesting!
island is one of my dream destinations. is so nice there and a love bad weather. its strange to say but heavy snow fall make everything quiet and the air is so clear. if am going its in the summer just on my biking hobby.
Yeah, that is one detail that was especially nice. The air really did feel just so crisp and clear. In the gift shop they sell fake cans of "icelandic air", I thought that was hilarious.
Summer seems like it would be pretty nice too. Less chance of aurora, but there's a tradeoff... summer you get so much more daylight and colors :)
Such a sublime experience!
All the details seem so exciting and interesting. From the snow to the colour of the ground, and even more so with the geysers, such awesome and strange existences.
And it gets stranger later :D
What an experience. 3 1/2 minutes seems pretty frequent I know Iceland is famous for their earthquakes and volcanos I'm dying to go there!
What's she covering up? Illuminati confirmed!
Who knows haha....
Thanks for this awesome travel post. Iceland is on my bucket list for some time now.
Glad you enjoyed it. I got quite a few more coming as well :)
Im so jealous. Its actually a great wish of mine to visit Iceland. I dont think there is a country in the world that is similar to it. Everything is so blue and white and the houses colorful. Quite a place to visit.
It was definitely worth the trip, I'd say. Lots of very interesting sights. Definitely agree on the colors especially in the cities (It gets less varied as you go out :) )