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This was my first time seeing a "real" glacier. Up close. Not just some distant spec on the side of a craggy mountain face. It was beautiful- The glacier emanated this teal-blue color, starkly contrasted against the black volcanic earth that was beneath it. The mountains beyond the glacier were covered with a light dusting of snow, and it truly felt like I was in another world. This thing was so massive that I was able to spot it from the road and guess it was a glacier before even driving up to the parking area. My friend and I saw small groups of people clad in brightly colored helmets hiking up to the glacier for a tour, and we wished we had done some research leading up to our day road trip to Vik. Guess I'll just have to go back.