From Laki, you can continue along the F‑road to the west and drive along the crater row of Lakagígar. About halfway along the route, you will pass another parking lot with a ranger station. This is a great place to … read more or write a comment …
As we were traveling with a tent, we were able to spend the night at the edge of Vatnajökull National Park or Lakagígar at the Blágil ranger station. Here too, the ranger station was no longer staffed, but there was … read more or write a comment …
For years, I have been fascinated by the landscape around Mount Laki and the eerie story of the eruption of the series of craters to the west and east of Mount Laki in 1783 and 1784. I have summarized the … read more or write a comment …
On the way to Lakagígar, the Laki craters, you have to cross several rivers. The riverbed of the Geirlandsá is particularly beautiful to cross in its wide gravel bed. Immediately after the crossing, you can turn south and take a … read more or write a comment …
The view of the mossy river valley from the ground perspective in contrast to the previous drone perspective. I really wanted to have the erosion gullies on the sides of the black desert in the picture and thus give the … read more or write a comment …
I had already seen lava and moss two years earlier. Since then I wanted to go here with the drone to get an overview of the mossy river course. The mountains here are the only green area in the landscape … read more or write a comment …
As before with the view of Ófærufoss, I was lucky that the light came out again on the way back through the Eldgjá gorge. What a beautiful backdrop, the edges of the Eldgjá streaked with moss, red and black volcanic … read more or write a comment …
At the turning point of the Eldgjá hike. Shortly before, you walk over black tuff, which stands in stark contrast to the otherwise predominant moss up here. On the path across the tuff field, you can only guess at the … read more or write a comment …
The sky had been mostly cloudy so far, but when we arrived here, the clouds broke for half an hour. The southern highlands lay before us in glorious clarity, mountain ranges stretching across the landscape, rivers and lakes in the … read more or write a comment …
Sveinstindur on the banks of Langisjór. This mountain ridge rises majestically out of the black desert. On this day in late summer, its summit was covered with the first snow. It is 1,092 metres above sea level but only about … read more or write a comment …
A river winds undisturbed through the highland valley. We are alone on the road and drive over 30 km through this landscape. The F‑road is repeatedly interrupted by the course of the river, so that we are often invited to … read more or write a comment …
On the way through the southern highlands, you hop from one valley to the next, so to speak. Almost always the valley floors are covered with moss, but always crossed by river courses. Since the entire Icelandic highlands were created by … read more or write a comment …