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The first time I photographed Brúárfoss, it was a well-kept secret. Getting there was only possible from private property shared by a small community and you needed a trail of GPS breadcrumbs to find it. Once it became a screensaver, the crowds started to come necessitating an alternative public parking area and access trail. The bridge that crosses the river has also been upgraded. It remains one of my all-time favorite waterfalls. Captured below is an aerial view of Dyrhólaey. Taken with my drone, this perspective offers a much better sense of this mammoth arch than can be had from anywhere on the shore or water. Haifoss requires a tooth jarring drive over gravel roads but is entirely worth the effort. It is simply magnificent. I wish something in the photo could give a sense of scale to this 400-foot tall waterfall.