Rebecca M. Douglass, Author

This is part of my on-going series of photo posts about my trip to Iceland in September 2025, including a  my 2-week  campervan tour of the Ring Road. If you haven't seen the previous posts and want to read them in order, here are the links to post #1     post #2     post #3     post #4     post # 5   post #6    post #7 , and post #8 .  Day 11 (Sept. 21): Skogafoss Waterfall hike. Nothing about waking up at Skogafoss was as nice as the campground the previous morning. The bare parking lot, the dingy loos (though they were a lot closer), and the weather were none a match. But the hike! Wow. I might wish I'd done it in bright, sunny weather, but I'm not sure that light would have been as good as what I had. Unlike most other people camped there, I was up at first light, and on the trail as early as possible (7:40 a.m., which isn't bad given we were at the autumn equinox--sunrise at 7:08, if it had been clear enough...

I'm making myself a little crazy trying to finish drafting  Painted Over , but finally made myself take time to put together a blog post for the weekend.  For those who want to read   about my 2-week  campervan tour of Iceland's Ring Road in September 2025  in order, here are the links to post #1     post #2     post #3     post #4     post # 5   post #6   and post #7 . Day 10 (Sept. 20): Skaftafell and other scenic highlights  I had the pleasure of waking up in possibly my most scenic campsite of the trip, and seeing that the weather was good. Breezy, yes, but sunny and clear. I was up at first light, and ready to roll by 7:45. Sunrise over the campervans. A couple of Icelandic sheep in the overgrown parts of the campground were up to watch me go. The trail climbed steadily, but at an easy grade, so that I was soon up above the glacial lagoon and getting impressive views. Skaftafellsjökull glacier...