2025 Ann’s Journal
This year includes:
Travel photos from our trip to the US (February and April)
Our kids Lauren and Brandon, visiting the Netherlands (late April)
Travel photos of our trip to Iceland (July to October)
February, Death Valley
Death Valley
February, Alabama Hills
Alabama Hills
Alabama Hills
Alabama Hills
The Sierra from the Alabama Hills
Alabama Hills
Alabama Hills
Alabama Hills
April - Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree grasses
Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree
April - Joshua Tree
April - Fields on the Tulip Drive, Netherlands
The Openluchtmuseum "Open Air Museum," Netherlands
Openluchtmuseum
Openluchtmuseum
Openluchtmuseum Workshop
Openluchtmuseum
Dan, Lauren and Brandon (well, his arms)
Openluchtmuseum
July - Rebild National Park, Denmark, on route to Iceland
Hirtshals Lighthouse, Denmark
Hirtshals dune grasses
The ferry to Iceland arriving
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
Hafnarhólmi, Iceland
Hafnarhólmi
Hafnarhólmi
View from Bakkagerði Campground
August - Hengifoss
Dan at Sænautasel Turf House, F907 and F901
Dettifoss
Asbyrgi Canyon
Asbyrgi Canyon
Husavik
Hverir Geothermal Area
Hverir Geothermal Area detail
Hverir Geothermal Area
Geothermal energy plant, Myvatn
Akureyri Botanical Garden
Botanical Garden
Botanical Garden
Botanical Garden
Akureyri, Hof Culture Centre
Akureyri - the picnic table campaign
Akureyri public art
Akureyri harbor
Akureyri Botanical Gardens
Botanical Gardens
Botanical Gardens
Dan checking out a river crossing on F899
Early morning at Flateyjardalur, end of F899
Tour bus leaving Flateyjardalur
The bus is heading up this!
A typical rural property
The lush landscape of Iceland
Siglufjordur harbor
The Herring Restaurant, Siglufjordur
Grafarkirkja Turf Church, late 1600s
Borgarvirki Fortress
A memorial to the last execution in Iceland
Kálfshamarsvík Basalt Columns at Skagi
Two storm fronts colliding above Hwy 75 farmlands
Local roads in the valleys of Trollaskagi peninsula
More stormy skies
Dan photographing a lake by F35
Kerlingarfjoll campground on F35
My favorite plant in Iceland, Arctic Cotton Grass
Kerlingarfjoll cotton grass
Landmannalaugar sheep relaxing by the spa
Landmannalaugar hike
Our dear friends John and Judy at Landmannalaugar
Residents of Landmannalaugar
Landmannalaugar
View from base of Vatnajökull National Park
Stjornarfoss waterfall
Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon
Dan posting another picnic table at Vik
F road to Thakgil
F road to Thakgil lava rock formations
View of a braided river from the F road to Thakgil
At Thakgil campground
Skogafoss
John and Dan enjoying a Viking brew
Landmannalaugar
Morning with a dusting of snow, Landmannalaugar
Leaving Landmannalaugar
Leaving Landmannalaugar
The bus to Landmannalaugar
The last stop before leaving the F road from Landmannalaugar
September - Isafjordur, West Fjords
The harbor at Isafjordur
Parked by our camper, some American cars!
On the way to the Snaefellsnes peninsula
Snaefellsnes rainbow
Near Buthakirkja, Snaefellsnes
Djupalonssandur, Snaefellsnes (black pebble beach) with shipwreck remains
Short walk to the beach
Djupalonssandur, Snaefellsnes
Djupalonssandur, Snaefellsnes (black pebble beach)
Shipwreck remains
Beautiful mountains surrounding Snaefellsjokull National Park
Grundarfjordur, at our camp on Snaefellsnes peninsula
Reykjavik Botanical Garden
Reykjavik Botanical Garden
Reykjavik Botanical Garden
Seltun Geothermal area
Seltun Geothermal area
Seltun Geothermal area
Thingvellir National Park
Thingvellir
Thingvellir
Thingvellir
Bruarfoss
Thorstein's Grove Waterfall
Thorstein's Grove Waterfall
Thorstein's Grove Waterfall elf house
Beautiful colors of Vik
Vatnajokull view
Vestrahorn
View from Vestrahorn campground
Vestrahorn
Vestrahorn shoreline
East Fjords driving day
Nykurhylsfoss
Tunnel to Reydarfjordur
Reydarfjordur
Reydarfjordur
Reydarfjordur dock
Leaving East Fjords going inland
Torfhusin Hjardarhagi
Torfhusin Hjardarhagi blacksmith hut
Stuðlagil Canyon basalt canyon
Stuðlagil Canyon basalt canyon
Stuðlagil Canyon basalt canyon detail
Road to Myvatn
Dimmuborgir lava fields, Myvatn
Dimmuborgir lava fields, Myvatn
Lake Myvatn sheep
Lake Myvatn sheep among the rootless cones (made by steam not magma)
October - Seydisfjordur, with the ferry back to Denmark
The ferry back to Denmark
Faroe Islands again
Faroe Island Harbor
Faroe Island Harbor