Godefoss

[thetraveler]

This was a poor photo taken on a deadly dull but very windy overcast day at Gudefoss, about 30 km from Akuyureri in northern Iceland and thus is sort of informational purposes. The water is icy cold runoff from the nearby snowfields and glaciers and the current below is very strong and very cold. There are no barriers to prevent anyone from approaching the edge and dropping 50 or 60 feet into the water.

There is no rescue equipment with 30 km so chances of survival are slim to none. I guess the Icelandic attitude is that if you are dumb enough to get yourself in that water, the gene pool would be well rid of you.

[Shadowman]

I can just see someone sliding on the ice, no way back. Still a nice capture.

[John 2]

Good capture Lew. Iceland is definitely on the bucket list but clearly, with care.

[george013]

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The water is icy cold runoff from the nearby snowfields and glaciers and the current below is very strong and very cold. There are no barriers to prevent anyone from approaching the edge and dropping 50 or 60 feet into the water.

There is no rescue equipment with 30 km so chances of survival are slim to none. I guess the Icelandic attitude is that if you are dumb enough to get yourself in that water, the gene pool would be well rid of you.

That's called nature.

George

[marlunn]

Dawin award potential high

[Kaye Leggett]

Beautiful - brings back good memories. Iceland is an amazing place - I hope you enjoyed your visit

[thetraveler]

Thank you all.
I realize this shot doesn't have much value as a 'picture' but it certainly reminds me of the incredibly strong winds, the cold and the total emptiness of central Iceland.

We drove sort of into the center to see another very well known falls and for 25 km we didn't see any mark of humanity besides the road, no people, no fences, anything.
Iceland has about 350,000 people, 240,000 live close to Reykjavik and the rest in villages strung around the perimeter.

The roads you might see in the distance are actually loops of the road we were on, threading around small bits of river bends from the snow melt.

The poles are road markers, in some places the wind had blown small difts across the road. This road had been marked as closed just past the falls and indeed, there were gates across the road.

[bnnrcn]

Nice images , thanks for sharing