At one point in time, some thought to harness its power and convert to it to electricity. With much protest, I'm glad they came to their senses. The State acquired the foss in 1940 and it has been on the State preservation list since 1979.
When we arrived, there were probably 20 full-size tour buses and many more small vans parked among two lots. Again, so glad we were on our own.
There are two viewing areas. Here's pix from the higher spot. You can see how windy it was, but we could not feel the spray this far away.
It is not as wide as Niagara Falls between Canada and the US, but more "stair steps" of flowing water. Looked like there was a hiking trail down to an area much closer to the waters, but we sure weren't venturing there today.
We were pretty cold and wind-blown, so decided to warm up in the visitor center. They had a gift shop with clothing (if you needed extra layers), local Icelandic goods, and a very nice cafeteria. The big feature was lamb stew, but I had my usual tomato-mozz sandwich. The others had tomato soup with ham and cheese or beef sandwiches. All was delish!
After warming up, we checked out the lower viewing area.
Some folks had hiked way further down to take photos. Must have had a fabulous view from there.
The wind seemed more fierce here and coming from a different angle. We were glad to have a barrier to hang on to, otherwise we would have toppled into the river.
At departure we found the circle road was closed due to winter road conditions, so we had to return back the way we came. Along the way, we saw more horses with their long tails and manes, and hairy legs and chins. And more horse candy dispensers.
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