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Blueberries on my way to Hvalvatn

Cold night, check (-5°C). Clear sky, check (not a single cloud all night long, only stars, even shooting stars). But no Northern Lights. Fortunately the sky will stay clear all day so I will hike around Kvígindisfell to access Hvalvatn.


Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

The car made for a nice blue background

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

A little bit of frost left

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

Langjökull in the background (in white, not sure about the grey mountain)

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

A rusty fence to keep the sheep from going too far

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

The moon, which was shining in my face all night

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

A little red car provides some scale

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

Following the path made by sheep

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

Frost transformed into droplets as the temperature goes up

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

So many blueberries not eatable anymore after several frosts/defrosts

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

Frosty moss

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

Green, orange, red, with droplets, perfect background

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

Higher view of Langjökull, and I guess the lake might be Reyðarvatn

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

Yin Yang stone, half covered by green moss, half covered with frost

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

Reaching Hvalvatn (lake) and Hvalfell (mountain) in time for lunch

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

The white summit could be Háasúla

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

Reaching the lake (Hvalvatn) in time for lunch

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

Never that far from the modern world

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

Looking back on Hvalfell on my way back

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

One of the many streams I had to cross that day

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

Blueberry covered hill turning red with the autumn

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

Icelandic pure water

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

Autumn colors: red blueberry leaves, green moss and blue sky

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

Another path made by the sheep cutting through the blueberries

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

This trip would not have been possible without the tough little Jeep

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

A good sleeping bag to keep me warm during the night.
The comfort temperature has gone down quite a lot in the many years I've had it, "Comfort Temp" should now say "32F / 0C"

Hvalvatn, Iceland, September 2012

And great boots to get me through the swamps with dry feet

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