Mountain Skriða seen from Högnhöfði Some photos from a trip in August from Laugarvatn, through Rótarsandur around Högnhöfði and ending at Gullfoss and Geysir. Small circle in the foyer of the interior highlands. Pretty good gravel roads most of the way but the gully between Högnhöfði(Tomcat-headland) and Rauðafell (Red Rock) was very rough and steep.
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Phototrips in January are always refreshing, rinsing of the stale state of Christmas and new years and taking in fresh air and fresh views at the beginning of a new year.
On the way up from Innstidalur Hengill is a beautiful area east of Reykjavik, popular as a hiking destination. It´s famous for it´s vivid colours and geothermal activity. There are two power plants that harvest the energy from the Hengill area, one at Nesjavellir by Þingvallavatn National Park and one on Hellisheiði. Even though the area [...]
The Laki craters or Laka gígar are in south Iceland, south of Langisjór and west of the biggest glacier in Iceland, Vatnajökull. It is truly a spectacular place to visit, with craters, strange mountains, lakes, and colours one would think impossible in nature. In June I drove there with my family and a friend, we [...]