This is where we met our Waterloo, although we had been warned! Askja can be reached by two roads – an easy and short road passing Lindaá and a much longer and difficult road which we took because the shortest road had been closed for several days due to a high water level in Lindaá. […]
The meeting of two expeditions! Jöri took the short and risky road, while we took the long, scenic and troublesome road. Herðubreið is a tuya in northeast Iceland. It is situated in the Highlands of Iceland in the midst of the Ódáðahraun desert and close to Askja volcano. The desert is a large lava field […]
Unfortunately we were late on the day we visited Askja, and the sky was covered by clouds just as a slight haze made the colours less shining. However, the landscape was still very impressive and the forces which made it beyound any understanding!Askja is a stratovolcano situated in a remote part of the central highlands […]
The Askja Route The long and difficult route to the huge Askja caldera takes you through a landscape of contrasts, from jagged black volcanic plains and mountains to yellow pumice, with vistas over Vatnajökull icecap. Pumice is a textural term for a volcanic rock that is a solidified frothy lava typically created when superheated, highly […]
We stayed overnight in”Fjalladýrð” -“The Mountain Marvels” – of farm Möðrudalur located midway between Mývatn and Egilsstadir, on road 901, just 10 minutes drive from the ring road. From here you have a panoramic niew to Askja and Herðubreið. Möðrudalur´s “Mountain Marvels” offer accommdation space for up to 27 people in made-up beds, single as […]
The rock “island” in the centre of Ásbyrgi canyon Ásbyrgi canyon lies in the north of Iceland, about two hours’ drive to the east from Akureyri. The horseshoe-shaped depression is part of the Jökulsárgljúfur National Park and measures approximately 3.5 km in length and 1.1 km across. For more than […]
Dettifoss is a waterfall in Vatnajökull National Park in Northeast Iceland, and is reputed to be the most powerful waterfull in Europe.It is situated on the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river, which flows from the Vatnajökull glacier and collects water from a large area in Northeast Iceland. The falls are 100 m wide and have a […]
Last eruption af Krafla in 1984 Krafla is a caldera of about 10 km in diameter with a 90 km long fissure zone in the Mývatn region. Its highest peak reaches up to 818 m and it is 2 km in depth. There have been 29 reported eruptions in recorded history. Krafla includes one of […]
Námaskarð pass, situated in the north of Lake Mývatn, is a wonder you must visit. Námaskarð Pass is a geothermal area on the mountain Námafjall.Traversing Mt. Námafjall at an altitude of 410 m, this pass derives its name from the 19th century sulfur recovery. The area makes up part of the geothermic zone of Reykjahlíð, […]
Dimmuborgir, or the Black Fortress, is a dramatic expanse of lava in the Lake Mývatn area.The Dimmuborgir area consist of a massive, collapsed lava tube formed by a lava lake flowing in from a large eruption in the Þrengslaborgir and Lúdentsborgir crater row to the East, about 2300 years ago. At Dimmuborgir, the lava pooled […]