Hólmsárlón
If you leave the ascent to the crater rim of Rauðibotn to the right and take the path to the left, you will come to Lake Hólmsárlón. The Hólmsá flows out of the lake in a small cascade. The turquoise … read more or write a comment …
Rauðibotn — the red crater with the green ground
This beautiful crater near the Hólmsá ford on the F210 can be reached on a short hike. However, you have to climb quite steeply to get this view of the crater, the upper stream of Hólmsá and the Mýrdalsjökull glacier … read more or write a comment …
Black and green Highlands (Pano)
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 …
Black and green Highlands
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 …
On the base of the Eldgjá Gorge
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 end of Eldgjá
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 Fire Gorge — Eldgjá & Ófærufoss
Eldgjá, the Fire Gorge, is an 8 km long and up to 150 m deep volcanic fissure. It erupted in the middle of the 10th century, shortly after the first colonisation of Iceland. The Eldgjá is a wonderful place to … read more or write a comment …
Iceland Highlands — at Sunshine!
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
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 …
Alone in a Highland Valley
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 …
Through thick layers of ash
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 …
Spot on!
The pictures in the previous blog posts showed all the rain clouds hanging over the Icelandic highlands that day. It was all the more beautiful when we passed this ridge and the sun suddenly broke through a small gap in … read more or write a comment …