Nýidalur

Nýidalur (830m) lies on highland road F26 with Tungnafellsjökull glacier nearby. There are huts with bunk/dorm accommodation run by the Icelandic touring club. We only had our lunch break there and thankfully could use the hut, on two former visits we were shivering on the benches outside...The water in the washrooms is the coldest I have ever experienced!

This part of Sprengisandur highland desert has permafrost, the 1st note shows the polygonal patterns made by ice wedges. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_wedge

Frostspalten: lineare Schrumpfrisse in gefrorenem Boden, die durch Kontraktion bei sehr tiefen Temperaturen gebildet werden, an der Bodenoberfläche bilden sie oft ein Polygonnetz. Durch Gefrieren von eindringendem Schmelzwasser werden Eiskeile gebildet.

Yet even in this harsh climate flowers grow:
Bartsia alpina (Alpenhelm)

Silene acaulis (Moss campion, Stängelloses Leimkraut, Lambagras)

Erhard Bernstein, Leo W, Amelia, Buelipix and 30 other people have particularly liked this photo

44 comments - The latest ones

©UdoSm

Oh, Sommer im Zentrum von Island mit herrlichen Blüten - und nur ein klein wenig Schnee.
Hoffentlich war es für die 'Polarfüchse' nicht zu warm... ( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

2 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to ©UdoSm

Herzlichen Dank, Udo! Dort oben friere selbst ich, da pfeift immer ein a....kalter Wind vom Gletscher runter;-) Man staunt, dass da überhaupt was wächst! Der Schnee war Neuschnee.....

2 years ago.

Mario Vargas ^club

great serie, trasmit coldness, amazing flower in that weather

2 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Mario Vargas ^club

Gracias, Mario! Yes, these plants are very hardy, it's very cold up there!

2 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Wonderful series Gudrun.
Enjoy the rest of the week.

2 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Thank you, Jaap!

2 years ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

Apparemment la randonnée semble très difficile avec le froid qui y règne. Cependant on s'étonne de voir ces belles fleurs bien épanouies malgré les conditions climatiques et agronomiques.
Bonne et agréable semaine.

2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Malik Raoulda ^club

Merci beaucoup, Malik! Arctic species are survivors, they must grow in a few short months.

2 years ago.

Makrofan ^club

Natur pur!!! Sehr schön!

2 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Makrofan ^club

Herzlichen Dank, Karl!

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club

It does look cold there Gudrun...........but still quite beautiful. I like the snow-capped peaks and the greens, browns and yellows in the landscape. The red 4x4 anchors the shot nicely!

I like your PiPs as well. In the first one, the ice wedges make super leading lines drawing the eye into the shot nicely. In the other two PiPs the wildflowers look lovely.........and I too am amazed they can survive in this hostile environment.

I hope you have an enjoyable week.

2 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Keith Burton ^club

Thanks a lot, Keith! That snow had fallen only the night before. Whereas the rest of Europe had a very hot summer, the north had a very cold and wet one....But the plants are well adapted.

2 years ago.

Percy Schramm ^club

Eine tolle Serie, Gudrun. Immer spannend, wenn man im Sommer noch Schnee antreffen kann.

2 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Percy Schramm ^club

Danke vielmals, Percy! Vor allem Neuschnee! Der Sommer war lausig, da gab es im Hochland öfters Schneefall. Mir war's recht, ich habe so die schlimmste Hitze in Deutschland verpasst;-)

2 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne

Reading your notes made me shiver Gudrun ;-)) Love your main shot and PiPs.

Have a good and hopefully warmer week.

2 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne

Thank you so much, Rosa! I usually don't mind the cold but this is one of the most inhospitable places in Iceland;-) In former times people believed it was haunted...

2 years ago.

Joe, Son of the Rock ^club

A lovely panoramic mountain scene. All the best, Joe

2 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Joe, Son of the Rock ^club

Thanks very much, Joe!

2 years ago.

uwschu ^club

schöne Serie, Gudrun. Kann ich nachvollziehen, das es dort nur zieht ;-)

2 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to uwschu ^club

Herzlichen Dank, Uwe! In der Hütte war es angenehm zugluftfrei;-)

2 years ago.

Ulrich John ^club

Die Natur ! Wieder ein Beispiel, wie sie auch widrigen Verhältnissen trotzt ! Sehr schöne Serie, Gudrun ! Hab ne gute Woche !

2 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Ulrich John ^club

Schönen Dank, Ulrich! Die Natur kommt mit vielem gut klar, nur der Mensch stört!

2 years ago.

Edna Edenkoben ^club

Das sieht zum gefrieren schön aus ;-)

2 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Edna Edenkoben ^club

Besten Dank, Edna! Es war ein bissle frisch...;-)

2 years ago.

Boarischa Krautmo ^club

eine sehr schöne Serie, auch die Vegetation.

2 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Boarischa Krautmo ^club

Danke vielmals, bk! Wenn man scharf guckt, sieht man zwischen dem Leimkraut grüne Blättchen, das ist eine Birke:-)

2 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club

Interesting series, sounds very cold

2 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Gillian Everett ^club

Thanks a lot, Gillian! IT felt quite icy because of the wind.

2 years ago.

* ઇଓ * ^club

Beautiful series with really great details!

2 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to * ઇଓ * ^club

Thanks very much, * ઇઉ *!

2 years ago.

Annemarie ^club

lovely also the flowers in the pips!

2 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Annemarie ^club

Mille grazie, Annemarie!

2 years ago.

cp_u ^club

Beeindruckend, was Du unter diesen Umständen für Bilder machst!

2 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to cp_u ^club

Schönen Dank, cp! Da waren die Finger nach dem Händewaschen schon wieder "aufgetaut";-)

2 years ago.

Berny ^club

Sehr interessant und schön!

2 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Berny ^club

Großen Dank, Berny!

2 years ago.

Heide ^club

Die Blumen beeindrucken mich, zwar nicht so üppig wie in unseren Breiten, aber wunderschön.
Wirklich interessant soche unwirtlichen und faszinierenden Landschaften auf deinen schönen Bildern zu sehen.

2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Heide ^club

Herzlichen Dank, Heide! Ich habe auch immer wieder gestaunt, wie die Pflanzen sich anpassen und überleben!

2 years ago.

Buelipix ^club

*** will auch hin ***

2 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Buelipix ^club

Schönen Dank, Alex! Musst bis kommenden Juli warten, vorher macht die Piste nicht wieder auf....

2 years ago.

Amelia ^club

One can see that this is a very exposed position just by looking at the state of the flag. We were suffering from extreme heat at that time, Gudrun, and at that time I couldn't imagine being cold enough to feel comfortable. ;-)

2 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Amelia ^club

Thanks a lot, Amelia! The heat in our regions and the cold up north are two sides of the same coin, the weather systems were trapped and didn't move for a long time...
The flag reminded me of the flags in Patagonia where the wind also shredded them in record time;-)

2 years ago.

Leo W ^club

Eine karge und schöne Landschaft

2 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Leo W ^club

Besten Dank, Leo! Das ist trotz des rauen Klimas faszinierend.

2 years ago.

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