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Morning Mountain

9am in late October, and the sun is rising in the east-south-east. Travelling south we pass Álftavatn, literally "Swan Lake".

The warm light catches the craggy flanks of Ingólfsfjall, a flat-sided volcanic tuya 551 metres / 1808 feet high.

The lake collects the reflection beautifully.

Ölfus in south-western Iceland, near Selfoss.

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White Pyramid

Following a valley towards Flateyjardalur in north-eastern Iceland, we stopped at some shepherds' huts to admire the view.

With the sun at its low meridian due south, the dramatic peaks surrounding the valley were breathtaking. One stood out amongst its neighbours; mist-wrapped and ice-coated, this perfect point.

The peak is Kambsmýrarhnjúkur¹ at 1,041 metres (3,415 feet) high.

¹ 𝙆𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙨-𝘮𝘺𝘦𝘦𝘳-𝘦𝘳𝘳-𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘰-𝘬𝘳𝘳 ("The peak of the bog's ridge")

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Sunset Pink

February, and we've just arrived in Iceland. Leaving Keflavík airport we're heading through Hveragerði on our way to our first hotel. Sunset is in about ten minutes in the south, to our right.

Ahead of us the 551 metre (1,808 feet) high Ingólfsfjall tuya is catching the colour of the sunset.

Consisting mainly of palagonite and basalt, it's linked to the story of Ingólfur Arnarson, Iceland's official first settler.

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Spindrift Snow

Late November, and a day of storms in the Eastfjords of Iceland. Not bad enough to keep us from travelling, but enough to make the sky angry and dark.

Swirling winds are sculpting the low clouds and lifting loose snow from the mountain peak.

Kollufjall (998 metres / 3274 feet) between Fáskrúðsfjörður and Reyðarfjörður in Fjarðabyggð.

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