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Stunning Northern Lights – Iceland

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It has been on my lifelist as long as I’ve had one to see the Northern Lights  (or the Aurora Borealis). My friends Marissa, Christine and I spent 11 days driving around the country of Iceland and while we briefly saw some color in the sky while camping-we didn’t see the Northern Lights in the way that we imagined them. On Christine and Marissa’s very last night in Iceland we thought we would try one last time to find the elusive Northern Lights. We invited two new friends we made at the Reykjavik Bus Hostel Marc and John. We drove outside of Reykjavik and we could actually see the green lights dancing from the car! I picked a random side road and we parked. Coincidentally there was a cave there so it was pretty neat to go down into the cave and shoot the sky! We even explored back in the cave as well but didn’t get photos of that. The Northern Lights were beyond beautiful! Definitely one of my best life experiences ever!northern lights aurora borealis iceland northern lights aurora borealis iceland northern lights aurora borealis iceland northern lights aurora borealis iceland night sky stars Iceland northern lights aurora borealis iceland northern lights aurora borealis iceland northern lights aurora borealis iceland silly headlamps night sky stars Iceland northern lights aurora borealis iceland northern lights aurora borealis iceland northern lights aurora borealis iceland night sky stars Iceland northern lights aurora borealis iceland northern lights aurora borealis iceland northern lights aurora borealis iceland northern lights aurora borealis iceland 17-IMG_1053-001 night sky stars Iceland northern lights aurora borealis iceland night sky stars Iceland

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15 Comments

  1. Dennis Kopp says:

    Those are really great photos Anna! The northern lights look absolutely stunning and with the dark backdrop of the cave they seem to be even more colorful. Really amazing, I would love to see them one day as well… 🙂

  2. Shikha (whywasteannualleave) says:

    You’re so lucky to have seen them – absolutely breathtaking photographs!!

  3. Elton So’ayyt Youngster VI says:

    Hae Anne Kate liked the adventure

  4. Leishla Marie Bouchard says:

    Amazing!

  5. Franca says:

    I’m speechless Anna! The pictures are amazing, needless to say that I’d love to have the same experience, seeing the Northern Lights has been on my list for ever!

  6. Heather says:

    Wow, these images are spectacular! The cave really makes for a unique perspective. I hope I get half as lucky when I go hunting the lights this winter!

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  9. Lina @ Divergent Travelers says:

    AMAZING!!! Seeing the Northern lights in Iceland is on our bucket list!! We can’t wait to visit. Really great shots.

  10. Miriam of Adventurous Miriam says:

    These might very well be the best Norhern lights photos I’ve ever seen! Love how you used the cave and your silhouettes in the photos!

  11. Michael Vettas says:

    awesome Anna, the cave frame is almost the shame of Iceland 🙂

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  13. Andrew Darwitan says:

    Wow!!! The cave really made for great photographs! I managed to catch aurora last month in Norway. It was an incredible experience, but came with a lot of hard work and perseverance. I arrived in Lofoten Islands and it began to snow heavily with clouds covering the sky. Knowing that my chance is really slim, I headed out anyway to find an open, clear skies and after two hour of hikes, I saw it! Really beautiful sight, especially as the setting was in a dramatic range of mountains rising from a fjord. =)

  14. Justin Walter says:

    Just booked a trip to Iceland!! This article makes me pumped and I hope to see the Northern Lights!!!

  15. Katie says:

    Hi there these shots are amazing! I was wondering if you remember the name of the place of this and if it was a hard drive from Reyjavik ? I am heading there in a month! Thanks!

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