Living at 41.14°N does not lend itself to many aurora borealis, or northern lights, sightings. All my times seeing them had been in Iceland, or en route to Iceland on the plane. So when a mega geomagnetic storm (coronal mass ejection) made it possible to have a KP index of 8 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on… Continue reading Microadventure: Northern Lights Chasing!
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Heidi and Kubo Do Iceland – Day 14: The Incredible Eastfjords
Iceland Day 14 - September 14, 2018 1°C (about 34°F) weather and freshly fallen snow on the mountains greeted us in the morning in Seydisfjörður. Our coldest night in Iceland, and a good reminder that winter is rapidly on its way when you're at 65°N. After breakfast and piling on the clothes, we headed back up… Continue reading Heidi and Kubo Do Iceland – Day 14: The Incredible Eastfjords
Heidi and Kubo Do Iceland: Day 4 – Chasing Waterfalls in Hvalfjörður & Beyond
Iceland Day 4 - September 4, 2018 Day 4 is when the true adventure began. It was time to hit the road for the next fifteen days and go into the wild, and by that I mean circumnavigate Iceland in a clockwise manner! Though our first three days in Iceland were amazing, I knew deep down… Continue reading Heidi and Kubo Do Iceland: Day 4 – Chasing Waterfalls in Hvalfjörður & Beyond