Once on the right road we ran across a riding group out for their
Saturday morning ride. They love their horses around here!
A little about Pingvellir National Park. It's not really Ping but I don't have the right letters. Imagine a lower case p & b on top of each other at the circle...it makes a th sound so it sounds like Thingveler. It's located in the mid-Atlantic Ridge where the land has a huge opening from Lake Pingvallavatn to the north. In AD930 the islands 36 chieftains selected this site for the annual Abping (same th at p) or their General Assembly.The entire population of the country assembled to hear the laws, settle disputes and fight - 60,000 that first time. It continued until 1798, It's a beautiful area loaded with cracks and crevices in the lava flow.
We were so lucky to come during the fall with
all the fall colors. These are small plants.
The pathway down into the area of the assembly.
You can just see the church to the left of the small buildings. It was build in 1859. The pulpit dates back to 1683. "It's a reminder of the Alping of AD 1000 when, despite strong opposition from pagan priests, the Icelandic nation adopted Christianity as its sole religion under threat of Norwegian invasion" according to Top 10 Iceland the other house is the summer residence of the Prime Minister. 
Lava ropes
Lower Oxararfoss - foss indicates Falls.
Another split
The aforementioned Church.
Cracks are everywhere...
Upper Oxararfoss
We can't get enough of the moss covered lava.
Last stop before heading out to Geysir, part 2 of the Golden Circle.
Geothermal signs all around....
This is Strokkur, "the Churn" that reliably erupts every few minutes.
It's no Old Faithful but impressive if you've never seen one before.
Lilli Geysir a "violently slushing muddy pool belching steam and bubbles.
From here we found a campground and had this nice treat to bookend with our moon-set.
Nighty Night!
