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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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Amphibious boat to tour Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon. 2015_08_12_Iceland _3427.jpg
Amphibious boat to tour Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon. 2015_08_12_Iceland _3427.jpg		 Icelandair Hotel Natura has some stiffs in the lobby. 2015_08_13_Iceland _1388.jpg
Icelandair Hotel Natura has some stiffs in the lobby. 2015_08_13_Iceland _1388.jpg		 Dandelions are frequently sighted. 2015_08_13_Iceland _1504.jpg
Dandelions are frequently sighted. 2015_08_13_Iceland _1504.jpg		 The church in Möðrudalur, the highest settlement. 2015_08_13_Iceland _1512.jpg
The church in Möðrudalur, the highest settlement. 2015_08_13_Iceland _1512.jpg
In the bird museum at Lake Myvatn. 2015_08_14_Iceland _1783.jpg
In the bird museum at Lake Myvatn. 2015_08_14_Iceland _1783.jpg		 Námafjall Hverir the Northern steam fields. 2015_08_15_Iceland _1855.jpg
Námafjall Hverir the Northern steam fields. 2015_08_15_Iceland _1855.jpg		 Sue on lava from the Krafla volcanic eruption (1975-1984) 2015_08_15_Iceland _2011.jpg
Sue on lava from the Krafla volcanic eruption (1975-1984) 2015_08_15_Iceland _2011.jpg		 Platanthera hyperborea, Northern Green Orchid. 2015_08_15_Iceland _2110.jpg
Platanthera hyperborea, Northern Green Orchid. 2015_08_15_Iceland _2110.jpg
Geothermal field associated with Krafla. 2015_08_15_Iceland _2189.jpg
Geothermal field associated with Krafla. 2015_08_15_Iceland _2189.jpg		 Arctic Henge at Raufarhöfn, a long-term project. 2015_08_16_Iceland _2393.jpg
Arctic Henge at Raufarhöfn, a long-term project. 2015_08_16_Iceland _2393.jpg		 At Hljóðaklettar, (Echo rocks) by the Jökulsá river. Wild basalt. 2015_08_16_Iceland _2484.jpg
At Hljóðaklettar, (Echo rocks) by the Jökulsá river. Wild basalt. 2015_08_16_Iceland _2484.jpg		 Harbor at Husavik. 2015_08_17_Iceland _2536.jpg
Harbor at Husavik. 2015_08_17_Iceland _2536.jpg
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