A chilly day on Esja with Unnur, Stefán and Ólafur. Oct. 7th, 2012 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

A bit chilly - but otherwise nice. Oct. 6th, 2011 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

On top of many mountains you will find these pedestals with a circular disk on top - you use the spike in the middle to "aim" and read the name of mountains off the far edge. Wind and humidity sometimes form interesting shapes! Oct. 5th 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

I met an Englishman at the top who wanted me to take him down the mountain by a different route - so I did. Oct. 4th, 2019 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

My fellow Esja maniac Trausti Tómasson. Oct. 3rd, 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Back in 2018. The snow is slowly disappearing though the temperature seems to have dipped below freezing. Oct. 2nd, 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Look wintry - but this snow will melt again. Oct. 1st 2021 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

I guess I forgot to post yesterday's photo so there it is. Sep. 30th, 2019 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography

One last image from that snowy end of September 2018 - by now the snow cover is getting spotty. Sep. 29th, 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Still 2018, still snow - but beginning to look a bit tired, what with the rain and all. Sep 28th, 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

A new season but the views are still good! Sep. 27th, 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Although it was my 66th birthday, I don't think the little snowman was in my honour! Sep. 26th, 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Well, things certainly changed overnight 😀Sep. 25th, 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

I seem to have been very energetic in the latter half of September of 2018. A wet day, Sep. 24th, 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Although it rains a lot in Iceland, it's mostly in the form of a drizzle, we never have thunderstorms and therefore no thunder showers. Autumn rains can however be quite damaging to trails - the damage can be much worse than this. Sep. 23rd 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Still in the sequence of Spetember 2018, this time the 22nd. More hoarfrost but this time we get a glimpse of the capital in the background. Sep. 22nd, 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Although spring is the most dangerous time of year for rockfallls, autumns can also be bad with freezing water expanding cracks. A big chunk had come loose here. Sep. 21st, 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

The result of humid air and very cold rocks, hoarfrost (or rime). Sep. 20th, 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

The showers simply evaporated (for now anyway), clear skies returning. Sep. 19th 2018. #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Staying with 2018. The weather was still nice - but with showers over the southern suburbs. Sep. 18th, 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

We appear to have had a spell of nice weather in mid-September, 2018: Sep. 17th, 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Not exactly the day after yesterday's post, more like 5 years and a day. Sep. 16th, 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

And now for something different 😀 A harbinger of things to come (but it will melt away again - it is far too early for this sort of thing). Sep 15th, 2013 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

A rainy afternoon on Esja, Sep. 14th, 2010 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

This morning there was a slight dusting of snow on the easternmost part of Esja, winter is around the corner. Still, there are going to be many nice autumn days like Sep. 13th, 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

In Iceland we rarely get "proper" rain with big drops, just a steady drizzle. Gets you just as wet though 😀 Sep. 12th 2013 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

A wonderful autumn day, Sep. 11th, 2020 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Showers all around ... Sep. 10th 2010 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

On this trip I was accompanined by two fellow members of an international aviation technical working group (which was meeting in Reykjavík), Fred Picard and Madhu Niraula - both later joined my on a hike across Fimmvörðuháls. Sep. 9th, 2012 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Not a majestic vista, just a glimpse of what many feet do to delicate vegetation. Taken just below the cliffs on Sep. 8th, 2010 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

A true optimist, this Lupin plant decided to flower in September. The likelihood of a successful flowering/seeding process is regrettable very near nil Sep. 7th, 2010. #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

One of the younger "Esja maniacs" - Oddgeir Már Ingþórsson. Taken on Sep. 6th 2022 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Yes, September can also offer nice weather. Sep. 5th, 2022 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Taken at 18:30, this photo shows Óskar on the way down (as was I), Trausti and Tómas on their way up. Sep. 4th, 2012 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Third rainy day in a row (which regrettably is not rare!). Again I ran into the British volunteers - but this time not on a break but working hard. Sep. 3rd, 2009 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

September of 2009 was off to a rainy start - this photo was taken the day after the previous one. Not a very scenic view I admit 😀 - Sep. 2nd, 2009 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

These young British volunteers came all the way from Britain to mend trails in Iceland. Sep 1st, 2009 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Only slightly late 😀A rainy day on Esja, Aug. 31st, 2018 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography

2010 was the year I did the most trips up Esja, 203 in all. This meant that a bit of rain wasn't a valid reason for staying home - this was Aug. 30th 2010 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Reykjavík seen from the top of Esja under rather heavy skies. Aug. 29th, 2020 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Yesterday's photo shows another "Esja maniac" - Ófeigur Sigurðsson, standing below the cliffs on the so-called "ministerial route" (our mutual favourite). He holds the record for ascents in one year, 265 (he missed 100 days). Taken Aug. 28th, 2012 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography

Another of my fellow "Esja maniacs", Óskar Arason, at full speed up the mountain. Aug. 27th, 2012 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

For many years a fixture on Esja, Stefán Örn Stefánsson was well liked by all who knew him. He retired from mountaineering only a couple of years before the great scourge took him. Aug. 26th, 2012 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

One of the rewarding activities one may enjoy on the slopes of Esja is picking blueberries. They are lot smaller than the cultivated (imported) ones sold in supermarkets - but taste twice as good! Aug. 25th, 2012 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

.. and finally today's photo, taken Aug. 24th, 2019 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

Next is yesterday's photo, taken Aug. 23rd, 2012 - trail improvement. #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography

It seems I've forgotten to post a few photos, here's Aug. 22nd, 2018. #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography

Returning to the theme of photos of the capital - this time a somewhat murky one. Aug. 21st 2011 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

The number of chains set up to assist hikers is almost getting out of hand, they are fine in summer but in winter they can form traps underneath the snow. Aug. 20th, 2023 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD

A bright and sunny day, Aug. 19th, 2023 #Iceland #Esja #Outdoors #Landscape #Photography #OTD