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A Powerful Waterfall …

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… is a sight to behold.

Gullfoss Waterfall, Iceland.

Thundering down …

… in its enormous strength…

… not to be trifled with …

… as it forces its way …

… from glacier to sea …

… relentless and all-consuming in its mission.

44 thoughts on “A Powerful Waterfall …”

  4. Having just visited Iguazu, I can almost feel the power while looking at your photos. And the cold, come to that. And you’re right, waterfalls are always amazing, especially when really close to that roaring sound and raw power l

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    1. It was raining and windy – and there was a lot of spray from the waterfall itself, too – and we were glad we had brought all the right gear (we are former subarctic denizens, after all). I saw one man wearing a cloak rain coat but he only had shorts and a t-shirt on underneath. The wind was whipping the raincoat up around his waist and his legs looked so cold; they were bright red.
      But we were well prepared and very much enjoyed our wet and windy visit to these falls. They were so amazing and well worth a bit of discomfort.

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        1. No problem, Allan. I have to check and double-check Icelandic spelling as well and frequently get mixed up anyway. There are definitely a lot of fosses! We stopped at Seljalandsfoss as well but didn’t walk behind it because the conditions were so poor with the high winds. We saw two (much younger) people fall and have trouble getting up again, so unfortunately, I felt that the better part of valour was to avoid it.

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  8. If you imagine the weight of a bucket of water and how hard it is to lift, and then imagine how many buckets of water are pushing along through these rifts in the land, it’s beyond comprehension. Kind of like trying to imagine infinity – too much for our brain to deal with.

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    1. That’s an excellent analogy, Anneli. I agree, it’s like trying to imagine infinity. Just being next to it was to feel a formidable, all-consuming power; it, and Iceland generally, really communicates a huge sense of how nature is the law of the land, no matter how much people would like to control it.

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        1. For sure, but I don’t think it can ever be controlled completely. The amount of maintenance is huge, and even then, we’re always in a race to try to stay ahead of dam breaks and floods. Interestingly, Iceland has so much geothermal power that it doesn’t need to harness any from waterfalls. Amazing.

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    1. Thanks for the feedback, Belinda. I really wanted to communicate that sense. There is mist but it also kicks up the equivalent of a full-force shower at a couple of points. So the mist might be nice but without rain gear you would also be drenched – which could be great on a hot day as well! 😊

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