was always thrilled by colours of mountain' ice-tops painted by low sun. But I never saw it close, really close - a few hundred feet above it. Last December we flew over Langjökull glacier at sunrise and the scenery was out-worldly. It was like flying over a magic giant painting.The shades of pink and scarlet and gold were all around us. Here is the ice cap of the glacier. Aerial shot from Cessna 172.