#Today 06

Good day!

June 6th 1944.

D-Day.

The day the Allies, including American soldiers, landed in Normandy, France to begin the liberation of Europe.

You know, to stop the Nazis after years of war and the people of Europe suffering at the hands of a crazed dictator.

Be everwell.

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I hitchhiked from the info center at Þingvellir National Park to Geyser and the waterfall Gullfoss. Gullfoss runs down two faults through an incredible canyon, and geyser is the one that gave the name "geyser" to all geysers ☺️ (though its neighbor Strokkur is the one erupting more often these days). Both are very touristy but incredible sights; definitely worth seeing. I didn't wait long to catch a lift and I met some interesting people on my way, including a British geologist who gave me some fascinating insight. I'll explain it all later in my peertube videos 😉

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A #FootpathFriday and #ForestFriday two-fer in the #ThuringianForest, back in March

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From Glymur falls, I followed a 20km trail called Leggjabrjótur into Þingvellir National Park. This trail was a lot less muddy than the previous one, and just spectacular all around. I camped by Sandvatn Lake. It was below freezing at night, but my sleeping bag kept me warm and cozy 😊

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This is Glymur Falls, Iceland. Amazing hike and waterfall not too far from Reykjavik. You have to cross a river to get to the lookout, but it's pretty shallow and the hike is quite easy (and well worth it!).

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I took this photo on a hike a while ago and there's not a whole lot to see but I felt this strange sensation and I turned to Alex and said "I'm having a weird hallucination here" and he said "yeah, me too, it feels like a pull" and I thought that was peculiar. it literally felt like this area was pulling us in. is that a thing?

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'Striving upwards'

Took this during the hike with my 35 mm at F/1.2, Watzmann in background.

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More images!

1) View from the holiday flat after waking up - moody morning in Schönau
2) One look back down to the Königsee before hiking further up to Grünstein

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This week, I went to Schönau am Königsee (close to Berchtesgaden) for a 5 day #hiking trip. Weather was a bit unpredictable, but last Sunday was great and we had an amazing hike up to Grünstein and Archenkanzel. It was quite an extensive hike (by my standards), but there were so many great sights!
One of those I have to share directly: A view of the Watzmann - with its highest peak 2713 m above sea. I took plenty of images and have many more to edit (& share 😉 )

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Favorite meadow.

Last night, just before sunset. Been visiting this place for the past five years around this weekend of the year. A true sight to behold every time and a place/bubble of tranquility to charge up...

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Streaks of pink and orange sunset. Whitestone Cliffs Trail, Plymouth, Connecticut. October 3, 2020, 6:31 PM.

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