Thinking Sideways

My Summer

The best thing I did this summer was spend a day on one of the Western peninsulas in Iceland. After doing a day hike up one of the craters out there, we went far out to one of the farms that ran a very small and isolated public geothermal pool. With giant black mountains on the right and the sea and ocean breeze on the left, it was one of the most beautiful places I had ever been. I think this picture accurately depicts the serenity and raw beauty of the environment, and also how unavoidable the Icelandic landscape is.