Vágar - Trælanípa & Bøsdalafossur

Horse sculpture, Sørvágsvatn, Vágar	Trælanípa/Bøsdalafossur trailhead, Vágar	Map of the hiking trail from Mi∂vágur to Trælanípa/Bøsdalafossur	Sørvágsvatn (Leitisvatn), the largest lake in the Faroe Islands
The land slopes upward from the lake to Trælanípa, 142m cliffs	Sheep grazing on the slopes above Sørvágsvatn (Leitisvatn)	The Lake Above the Ocean is 40m above sea level and is drained by the waterfall Bøsdalafossur	Inhabitants of Sørvágur call the lake Sørvágsvatn, while others use Leitisvatn
Icelandic Sheep, Leitisvatn, Vágar, Faroe Islands	Stone Cairn with Sørvágsvatn (Leitisvatn), Vágar, Faroe Islands	Stone Cairn with Sørvágsvatn (Leitisvatn), Vágar, Faroe Islands	Stream flowing down to the lake
It's a 3.3km hike from the trailhead to the waterfall Bøsdalafossur	The Bøsdalafossur trail follows the eastern side of the lake, Vágar	Mountain hares (Lepus timidus) were introduced from Norway to the Faroe Islands in 1854	Some sunlight manages to break through the North Atlantic cloud cover
Stone cairn, perhaps marking a grave? Sørvágsvatn, Faroe Islands	Circular stone enclosure overlooking the lake, Sørvágsvatn/Leitisvatn	A momentary break in the clouds, Sørvágsvatn/Leitisvatn, Vágar	Cliffs of Trælanípan, Vágar
Trælanípan, Slave Cliff, said to be named for the slaves pushed over the edge during the Viking Age	Panorama of the cliffs of Trælanípan, Vágar, Faroe Islands	Sørvágsvatn from the cliffs	Panorama of Trælanípan showing the difference in elevation of the lake and the sea, Vágar, Faroe Islands
Blue ocean at the base of the cliffs, Trælanípan, Vágar, Faroe Islands	Sheep and a lamp, Trælanípan, Vágar, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands lamp, Trælanípan, Vága	Cliffs of Trælanípan, 142m above sea level at the highest point
Blue ocean at the base of the cliffs, Trælanípan, Vágar, Faroe Islands	Cliffs of Trælanípan between the lake and the ocean, Vágar	Cliffs of Trælanípan, Vágar	Misty low lying clouds obscure the clifftop, Trælanípan, Vágar
Sørvágsvatn (Leitisvatn), Vágar, Faroe Islands	Cliffs of Trælanípan, Vágar	Cliffs of Trælanípan, Vágar	Panorama of the Lake Above the Ocean, Søgvágsvatn/Leitisvatn, Vágar, Faroe Islands
Wildflowers,Trælanípan, Vágar	Misty low clouds over the lake, Søgvágsvatn/Leitisvatn, Vágar	Outlet of the lake, Søgvágsvatn/Leitisvatn, Vágar, Faroe Islands	Outlet of the lake, Søgvágsvatn/Leitisvatn, Vágar, Faroe Islands
Shark-tooth shaped rock separated from the island of Vágar, Faroe Islands	Bøsdalafossur, a 30m waterfall draining the lake Søgvágsvatn/Leitisvatn into the Atlantic, Vágar	Bøsdalafossur, a 30m waterfall draining the lake Søgvágsvatn/Leitisvatn into the Atlantic, Vágar	Panorama of the south coast of Vágar with Bøsdalafossur
South coast of Vágar with Bøsdalafossur	Bøsdalafossur, a 30m waterfall draining the lake Søgvágsvatn/Leitisvatn into the Atlantic, Vágar	Bøsdalafossur, Vágar, Faroe Islands	Bøsdalafossur, Vágar, Faroe Islands
Shark-tooth shaped rock separated from the island of Vágar, Faroe Islands	Rocks over Bøsdalafossur, Vágar, Faroe Islands	The elevation differential between the Lake and Ocean clearly apparent	Panoramic view of the lake Søgvágsvatn/Leitisvatn and the cliffs of Trælanípan, Vágar, Faroe Islands
Cliffs of Trælanípan, Vágar, Faroe Islands	Cliffs of Trælanípan, Vágar, Faroe Islands	Cliffs of Trælanípan - Slave Cliffs, Vágar, Faroe Islands	Cliffs of Trælanípan, Vágar, Faroe Islands
Trail leading to the highpoint of the Cliffs of Trælanípan, Vágar, Faroe Islands	Cliffs of Trælanípan with Søgvágsvatn/Leitisvatn	Cliffs of Trælanípan with Søgvágsvatn/Leitisvatn, Vágar, Faroe Islands	View of the south coast of Vágar from the top of the Trælanípan Cliffs, Vágar
View of the south coast of Vágar from the top of the Trælanípan Cliffs, Vágar	View of the south coast of Vágar from the top of the Trælanípan Cliffs, Vágar	Cliffs of Trælanípan, Vágar, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands sheep with Søgvágsvatn/Leitisvatn, Vágar
Faroe Islands sheep with Søgvágsvatn/Leitisvatn, Vágar	Lamb along the path, Cliffs of Trælanípan, Vágar, Faroe Islands	Witch's Finger from Slave Cliffs, Vágar, Faroe Islands