We reached the edge of the highlands. Far to the west, we drove for a long time through a black lava desert, not a sander like the Mælifellssandur, but raw, partly block-like lava. A very rough landscape that makes me … read more or write a comment …
Sun and cloud mix and the right distribution of light. In the shade, an old lava flow runs through the picture in the foreground and the mountains glow in the background.
The last hours at the volcano and at the same time the last hours on Iceland — the next morning the flight back to Hamburg should take off. For a long time we had watched with many other onlookers and … read more or write a comment …
With dryness and almost 4 hours at the edge of the volcano I could observe many details of cooling lava. Again and again layers of lava push over glowing lava, tear open the slightly cooled black surfaces and present glowing … read more or write a comment …
The last day on Iceland. Once again the opportunity to climb up to the active volcano Fagradalsfjall and finally also a weather forecast that largely promised a dry day. After it was clear from the previous day that most of … read more or write a comment …
At the beginning of my Iceland vacation, the Fagradalsfjall volcano had been active for more than 5 months and after I had experienced it active on Aug. 31, 2021, it had initially gone dormant for the two weeks I was … read more or write a comment …
At the beginning of my 2‑week Iceland trip I had climbed up several times to the volcano Fagradalsfjall, on the second day I should finally succeed to experience it actively. I had climbed up on the west side the way … read more or write a comment …