trip report by besthike editor Rick McCharles
The most popular hike in the Westfjords.
The cliffs of all cliffs, Látrabjarg, are home to birds in unfathomable numbers. This westernmost point of Iceland (and Europe if Greenland and the Azores are not counted) is really a line of several cliffs, 14 kilometres long and up to 441m high. And it’s as steep as it gets, dizzyingly so. Safe from foxes, the birds are fearless, and provide stunning photographic opportunities from close range. Bird photography for dummies, you might say. The puffins are particularly tame (VIDEO) …
Látrabjarg is thus deservedly the most visited tourist attraction in the Westfjords. The cliffs are easily accessible by car and when you’re there, a walk along the cliffs awaits. The whirling sensation will not fade, and neither will the memories.
Looking top down at a bird colony …
Somebody seemed to have collected some dud eggs for a photo op.
The shape of the egg makes it less likely to roll out of the nest.
It’s a bit of work getting to Látrabjarg. I drove most of these roads looking for Puffins.
See the rest of my birdy photos from this day hike
Note that they now are automatically geotagged with GPS data.
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Wow, is that the sun? Either those photos are doctored or you aren’t really in Iceland!
I’ve had a wee bit of sun, now and again.
It was sunny and windy up on the cliffs.