BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:df7ba32fcd89f3f6f17cb58ce66f7e0e CATEGORIES:Europe CREATED:20170802T121419 SUMMARY:Iceland: Land of Fire & Ice DESCRIPTION:An other-worldly accident of volcanoes, glaciers, waterfalls, lava fields, geysers, fjords and black sand beaches, Iceland must be seen to be believed .  Astride the American and European tectonic plates, this island on the ed ge of the Arctic Circle is still being shaped by the geologic forces that c reated it.  And, with fewer than one-third of a million people, wildness do minates.  The quality of the birdlife here cannot be understated.  Perusing the mossy fields beyond the capital city of Reykjavík, common roadside bir ds include Snow Bunting, Common Redshank and European Golden-Plover, execut ing slow-motion, butterfly-like display flights.  The lumbering take-off of an immense White-tailed Eagle may also  freeze our progress.   Along the S næfellsnes peninsula, nesting Parasitic Jaegers and Red-throated Loons dot the tundra and coastline.  Lava fields abut the glacier-filled volcano Snæf ellsjökull, home to Rock Ptarmigan and Northern Wheatear.  Basalt cliffs ho ld colonies of all five of Iceland’s breeding alcids, including Thick-bille d Murre, plus large numbers of Black-legged Kittiwake.  Purple Sandpipers a t Grundarfjörður are downright tame, and with luck a knobby-billed King Eid er can be teased out from the more numerous Common Eiders.  Orcas are frequ ently spotted just offshore.  A short boat excursion among the innumerable islets of Breiðafjörður Bay provides excellent views of Atlantic Puffin, Bl ack Guillemot, and European Shag.  Pink-footed Geese graze in the valley bo ttoms, and rushing rivers harbor the improbably patterned Harlequin Duck, w hile Eurasian Wren and Redwing fill wooded lots.  We’re sure to encounter t he magnificent Whooper Swan – at up to 30 pounds, one of the world’s heavie st flying birds.  The picturesque town of Húsavík has emerged as a whale-wa tching hub: White-beaked Dolphin, Minke, Humpback, and Blue Whale are regul ars.  Nearby, Lake Mývatn offers a smörgåsbord of breeding avifauna.  The m ain attraction, the powerful Gyrfalcon, can occur anywhere in the vicinity.   Breeding nowhere else in Europe, Barrow’s Goldeneye shares the tundra pon ds with Common Scoter, Eurasian Wigeon, Long-tailed and Tufted Ducks.  Othe r boreal birds include Short-eared Owl, Merlin, Common Ringed Plover, Black -tailed Godwit, White Wagtail and Meadow Pipit.  Naturally we won’t overloo k stunning waterfalls such as Europe’s largest, the thundering Dettifoss – flowing at a rate of 500 cubic meters per second.  Returning southward, we’ ll take in the geothermal field at Geysir, origin of the very word “geyser. ”  We’ll marvel not only at this namesake feature, but also at the famous S trokkur, erupting every 10 minutes to heights of 100 feet or more.  Iceland ’s ubiquitous natural hot springs are just the surface expression of unimag inable subterranean energy–it is noteworthy that all of Iceland’s electrici ty is generated from geothermal and hydropower.  With no standing army and virtually non-existent crime, Iceland is ranked as the most peaceful countr y in the world.  Join us this summer under the midnight sun in one of the w orld’s most unique and welcoming destinations. \nLeader: John Yerger (index .php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29:john-yerger&catid=18 :leaders-and-staff&Itemid=155)\nCost of Iceland includes all accommodat ions, all meals, all ground transportation, and all entrance fees beginning and ending in Reykjavik—$5,495.\nTO REGISTER: Print out a PDF Registration Form (images/borderland/borderland_tours_reg_v4.pdf), call us at (520) 558 -2351 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need Java Script enabled to view it. document.getElementById('cloakb92afbcaa2b7fc 6e3a176590b639d0e7').innerHTML = ''; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; var addyb92afbcaa2b7fc6 e3a176590b639d0e7 = 'info' + '@'; addyb92afbcaa2b7fc6e3a1 76590b639d0e7 = addyb92afbcaa2b7fc6e3a176590b639d0e7 + 'borderl&# 97;nd-tours' + '.' + 'com?subject=Tou ;r%20registration'; var addy_textb92afbcaa2b7fc 6e3a176590b639d0e7 = 'send us an email';documen t.getElementById('cloakb92afbcaa2b7fc6e3a176590b639d0e7').innerHTML += ''+addy_textb92afbcaa2b7fc6e3a176590b639d0e7+''; .\nPhoto: Kirkjufell and waterfall, Iceland\nPhoto by: David Mark \n (/component/joomgallery/icelan d-photo-gallery.html?Itemid=56)\nView Photo Gallery (/component/joomgallery /iceland-photo-gallery.html?Itemid=56) X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Kirkjufell and waterfall. Photo by David Mark. All rights reserved.An other-worldly< /span> accident of volcanoes, glaciers, waterfalls, lava fields, geyse rs, fjords and black sand beaches, Iceland must be seen to be believed.&nbs p; Astride the American and European tectonic plates, this island on the ed ge of the Arctic Circle is still being shaped by the geologic forces that c reated it.  And, with fewer than one-third of a million people, wildne ss dominates.  The quality of the birdlife here cannot be understated.   Perusing the mossy fields beyond the capital city of Reykjavík, comm on roadside birds include Snow Bunting, Common Redshank and European Golden -Plover, executing slow-motion, butterfly-like display flights.  The l umbering take-off of an immense White-tailed Eagle may also  freeze ou r progress.   Along the Snæfellsnes peninsula, nesting Parasitic Jaege rs and Red-throated Loons dot the tundra and coastline.  Lava fields a but the glacier-filled volcano Snæfellsjökull, home to Rock Ptarmigan and N orthern Wheatear.  Basalt cliffs hold colonies of all five of Iceland’ s breeding alcids, including Thick-billed Murre, plus large numbers of Blac k-legged Kittiwake.  Purple Sandpipers at Grundarfjörður are downright tame, and with luck a knobby-billed King Eider can be teased out from the more numerous Common Eiders.  Orcas are frequently spotted just offsho re.  A short boat excursion among the innumerable islets of Breiðafjör ður Bay provides excellent views of Atlantic Puffin, Black Guillemot, and E uropean Shag.  Pink-footed Geese graze in the valley bottoms, and rush ing rivers harbor the improbably patterned Harlequin Duck, while Eurasian W ren and Redwing fill wooded lots.  We’re sure to encounter the magnifi cent Whooper Swan – at up to 30 pounds, one of the world’s heaviest flying birds.  The picturesque town of Húsavík has emerged as a whale-watchin g hub: White-beaked Dolphin, Minke, Humpback, and Blue Whale are regulars.& nbsp; Nearby, Lake Mývatn offers a smörgåsbord of breeding avifauna.  The main attraction, the powerful Gyrfalcon, can occur anywhere in the vici nity.  Breeding nowhere else in Europe, Barrow’s Goldeneye shares the tundra ponds with Common Scoter, Eurasian Wigeon, Long-tailed and Tufted Du cks.  Other boreal birds include Short-eared Owl, Merlin, Common Ringe d Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, White Wagtail and Meadow Pipit.  Natura lly we won’t overlook stunning waterfalls such as Europe’s largest, the thu ndering Dettifoss – flowing at a rate of 500 cubic meters per second.  Returning southward, we’ll take in the geothermal field at Geysir, origin of the very word “geyser.”  We’ll marvel not only at this namesake fea ture, but also at the famous Strokkur, erupting every 10 minutes to heights of 100 feet or more.  Iceland’s ubiquitous natural hot springs are ju st the surface expression of unimaginable subterranean energy–it is notewor thy that all of Iceland’s electricity is generated from geothermal and hydr opower.  With no standing army and virtually non-existent crime, Icela nd is ranked as the most peaceful country in the world.  Join us this summer under the midnight sun in one of the world’s most unique and welcomi ng destinations. 

Leader: John Yerger

Cost of Iceland&n bsp;includes all accommodations, all meals, all ground transportation, and all entrance fees beginning and ending in Reykjavik—$5,495 .

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Photo: Kirkjufell and waterfall, I celand
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