Big Mountain

We're back in Montana for the 4th or 5th year in a row.

So amazing! Every year we're here it something different. Being an El Nino year the northern states don't have much snow but at the same time, what is usually a foggy/cloudy time on the mountain has turned into clear, bluebird days.

We've had two great days of skiing so far. A little hard for what we're used to but anything on the mountain beats office/retail work.

Took the Go-Pro camera out today. Here's some video for your viewing pleasure.

The walk behind and under Selfoss

A View from Above and Below

The second small waterfall I hiked up. It was splashing at my feet.

Up close and personal

The last of 5 small waterfalls was a hell of a surprise. As we walked a small trail past 4 of them and I climbed another small one, Frosti met us at this small camp house and explored a this waterfall. In between those rocks in the first picture is a small "trail" that climbs the rocks. Someone has set up a chain to hold on to while traversing a narrow path and set up that ladder so you can peer over the rock into this amazing secluded waterfall/oasis. In America such a thing would be roped off and seen from the car. Damn I love the adventuresome culture of Iceland!

Onward and outward

First stop, Selfoss. I know you've already seen video of us walking up to the waterfall but these are some extras from behind it, me climbing up from the shore underneath it and the first of 5 smaller waterfalls to the left of it. It looked like steps leading up to it so I decided to climb up to the waterfall. They ended up being all mud but I didn't care. It was amazing to be up there so close. The following blog will have pics of the others we climbed up to.

Sigur Ros' Studio

Back to October 1st.

Frosti picked us up again at 830 and drove us around town to see some of the government buildings and historical spots to make sure we didn't miss anything while walking around.

Bjork's house was included in this drive which was cool but she lives alongside a major road so we couldn't stop to take pictures.

As we head out of town, he let me know that he found out where Sigur Ros' studio was and if we wanted he'd take us to see it.

For those of you that don't know. I LOVE THIS BAND! Cinematic soundscapes that seriously pull at my soul in so many great ways. Check 'em out if you haven't heard them. The Album Leaf just finished their new album there as well.

I was content enough to just be outside of the studio. Next door is a wool factory that makes Icelandic sweaters so we popped in to check it out and when we came back out a guy was standing next to the door. I didn't notice him until Frosti went up to talk to him and it ended up being Sigur Ros' sound engineer. We were introduced and he allowed me to go in and take pictures! Insane! If the band had showed up I think I would have cried like a little girl at a friggin' Sanjaya performance. Sad!

Farewell for now

As we sit in the apartment waiting to check out and walk around town for our last couple of hours we flipped through the hundreds of photos of the trip we leave behind.

International films, local bands, international artists and local attractions. They have all left an major imprint on our lives.

Cheers to Reykjavik, Dori and Frosti especially, for an amazing two weeks!

A parting shot atop the Doorway on the South Shore.

Takk fyrir!