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2015 Geological Tour of Iceland

We joined geologist Doris Sloan and Icelandic tour guide Elisabet Brand for our first visit to Iceland in August 2015. The tour was organized for the Oakland Museum of California's Natural Sciences Guild. We were rewarded by a grand dose of volcanos, glaciers, and the rift zone between the North American plate and the Eurasian plate. Scenic consequences of these forces are waterfalls, basalt columns, outwash plains, fjords, and a permanent understanding that our planet is always in flux.
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Stone house in Herjolf's Valley. 2015_08_10_Iceland _802.jpg
Stone house in Herjolf's Valley. 2015_08_10_Iceland _802.jpg
Cat on the 1973 lava flow. 2015_08_10_Iceland _871.jpg
Cat on the 1973 lava flow. 2015_08_10_Iceland _871.jpg
Boating tour of the harbor cliffs and birds. 2015_08_10_Iceland _928.jpg
Boating tour of the harbor cliffs and birds. 2015_08_10_Iceland _928.jpg
We were treated to a short saxophone concert in the sea cave. 2015_08_10_Iceland _965.jpg
We were treated to a short saxophone concert in the sea cave. 2015_08_10_Iceland _965.jpg
Taking the ferry back to mainland Iceland. 2015_08_11_Iceland _1036.jpg
Taking the ferry back to mainland Iceland. 2015_08_11_Iceland _1036.jpg
This dredge works full time to keep the tenuous ferry harbor clear. 2015_08_11_Iceland _1047.jpg
This dredge works full time to keep the tenuous ferry harbor clear. 2015_08_11_Iceland _1047.jpg
The harbor is carved out of a shallow outwash plain. 2015_08_11_Iceland _1053.jpg
The harbor is carved out of a shallow outwash plain. 2015_08_11_Iceland _1053.jpg
Seljalandsfoss drops 200 feet and a path leads behind the falls for wonderful damp fun. 2015_08_11_Iceland _3357.jpg
Seljalandsfoss drops 200 feet and a path leads behind the falls for wonderful damp fun. 2015_08_11_Iceland _3357.jpg
Helpful hands remove rain pants. 2015_08_11_Iceland _3379.jpg
Helpful hands remove rain pants. 2015_08_11_Iceland _3379.jpg
Columnar basalt at Black Sands Beach near Vik, on the south coast. 2015_08_11_Iceland _1188.jpg
Columnar basalt at Black Sands Beach near Vik, on the south coast. 2015_08_11_Iceland _1188.jpg
Typical breakfast, with Icelandic cucumbers and tomatoes. 2015_08_12_Iceland _1274.jpg
Typical breakfast, with Icelandic cucumbers and tomatoes. 2015_08_12_Iceland _1274.jpg
One stream carries glacial flour, the other is clear. 2015_08_12_Iceland _1317.jpg
One stream carries glacial flour, the other is clear. 2015_08_12_Iceland _1317.jpg
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