Deep inside the remote Westfjords, lies a windswept land still being sculpted by glaciers. Graceful U-shaped canyons cut through the beautiful highlands. The barren landscape is just lined by just a carpet of fragile grass, populated by the occasional white sheep hopping through the heather.
Life is hard in this desolate region, with a few centers of human population separated by miles of nothingness. Tourists rarely visit the sleepy villages that dot the area, but yet, it is a region of a different kind of dreary beauty. It is a place to find peace, and to be one with nature in a way no other place can.
This was taken on a short trail climbing up from the village of Flateyri in the Westfjords. The cloudy skies gave way to some amazing Northern lights that night, and it was truly a remarkable place to spend the day at.
Flateyri
Westfjords Iceland