Awesome Nature

Everyday I was in awe of Iceland's beauty and the marvels of science.  There were many reminders of mother nature's power.  We were all fascinated by the tectonic plate split at Pingvellir. (Nerd alert) 

By now we had a more the merrier attitude when waterfalls were involved.

Then we headed to Geysir (Yes, that is the name of the town.  No foreshadowing involved with that name.) to see, well a geyser.

Definitely worth the neck tilt: 

Since it is impossible to get tired of waterfalls, we continued to be in awe at Gullfoss.

At this point, we were pretty hard to impress.  We had high standards after seeing scenery better than National Geographic.  But, even us snobs were dazzled when our impromptu hike led to a beautiful crater lake.

To keep from being too ordinary, we played a little Oregon Trail.  Jonathon's fourth grade skills came in handy and the men made sure our fate didn't read, "The river is too deep to ford.  You Lose."

After crossing a dozen rivers, we called it a day before Mom bit off all her fingernails.

Happy birthday to me.  I believe we can categorizes this under shameless plugs.  Happy weekend all.