{"id":32877,"date":"2022-06-17T12:31:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T12:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/?p=32877"},"modified":"2023-02-11T12:51:46","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T12:51:46","slug":"independence-day-hiking-glymur-waterfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/independence-day-hiking-glymur-waterfall\/","title":{"rendered":"Independence Day & Hiking Glymur Waterfall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

[Photos taken 17 – 18 June 2022, posted online 11 February 2023. Just returned from a week-long couples’ vacation in Tenerife, and now there’s a storm raging outside. Very Icelandic.<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Independence day was a relatively quiet affair, with Finnur off on a work-trip in London. The day after I hiked 13 km up Glymur, Iceland’s second highest waterfall<\/a>, to Hvalvatn (Whale-Water)<\/a>, and back again with my hiking group. (60-ish images total)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Independence Day Friday 17 June 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Kiddos with a flag we found lying in our street on Independence Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Finnur was still on a work-trip in London, but I did manage to rally the girls into checking out the festival by the swimming pool.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The festival was mostly lines for the bouncy castles, so to the swimming pool we went instead.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Saturday 18 June 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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The hiking group kept going, this time with a hike up to Glymur, Iceland’s second highest waterfall, about an hour of driving from the capital area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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We would walk towards the hill on the left, and up along the ridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Map of the trail. I’d never hiked this before, but have wanted to for a long time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The Strava recording and map, click to view larger version.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Off we went! The clouds looked a bit ominous, but the forecast was good.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The river coming down the hillside. We would cross it down below, clamber up the far side, all the way up to the dam way up at the top <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The area was looking lush.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Info sign about \u00devottahellir, or the Laundry Cave that we went through on the way down to the river.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Kind of like walking through underpants!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Looking back at the cave entrance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Crossing the river, one at a time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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From the other side.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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After drying our feet, it was up, up, up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Thank goodness for ropes!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Scrambling along.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Woooow!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Still plenty more to go!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The first view of the Glymur waterfall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Hello canyon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Photos on the edge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Remembering to look backwards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Your truly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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This view has a name!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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A mental note to never hike this in slippery and windy conditions!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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A rock of pancakes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Yet another viewpoint, now with a flower.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Crawlers to the edge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Yet further up the hill!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Another yours truly!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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At noon sharp, we sat down to eat and drink, and enjoy the view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Finally, the path leveled out, and we trudged along the river for a bit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Our guides attempted to cross the river, but didn’t like the look of things. So it was decided to keep going on this side of the river to the dam.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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This is a natural waterfall, although it looks eerily like a dam.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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A rock out of nowhere.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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At 1:30 pm we made it to the man-made lake.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Our crossing point, the old dam.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Hmmm… that’s not a very wide ledge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Slowly but surely, everyone made it across.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Good bye, you were not loved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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On the way back, the sun came out in force.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Pretty!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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A well deserved rest at 2 pm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The funky waterfall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Pretty flowers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Finally at the edge of the waterfall again.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The group gathered to watch some crazy people that had decided to take photos on the edge of the waterfall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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An influencer on the edge?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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We hiked on down and realized the edge wasn’t quite the steepest fall available, but still…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Cairn, check.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The top half of the waterfall, the big drop is further down.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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It was a little unreal to think we’d been walking along that far edge. We could see the people on the other side walking upwards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The hike down was no joke.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Pancake rocks, galore!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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At one point I slipped straight on my butt on slippery mud in a “forested” area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The cars, a sight for sore feet!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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All done! This was challenging at 13 km, but also a lot of fun, and the weather really helped.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[Photos taken 17 – 18 June 2022, posted online 11 February 2023. Just returned from a week-long couples’ vacation in Tenerife, and now there’s a storm raging outside. Very Icelandic.<\/em>]<\/p>\n

Independence day was a relatively quiet affair, with Finnur off on a work-trip in London. The day after I hiked 13 km up Glymur, Iceland’s second highest waterfall<\/a>, to Hvalvatn (Whale-Water)<\/a>, and back again with my hiking group. (60-ish images total)<\/p>\n

Independence Day Friday 17 June 2022<\/h3>\n
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Kiddos with a flag we found lying in our street on Independence Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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