Askja is the caldera of sorrow
The Askja caldera is enormous. It is located 1.500 meters above sea level, some 30 kilometres north of the Dyngjujökull glacier, part of the Vatnajökull glacier. The caldera is some 50 square kilometres wide (31 square miles and is surrounded by the Dyngjufjöll mountains. In...
Herðubreiðarlindir is an oasis in the Icelandic desert
Herðubreiðalindir is an exotic place for most Icelanders. When I was invited to visit Kverkjöll, I was delighted to learn that we would stop there. It is a famous place. I have often seen beautiful photos online or on TV where the iconic ‘Queen of Icelandic...
Kverkfjöll mountain range is the rugged jewel of the northern highlands
Kverkfjöll on the northern edge of the massive Vatnajökull glacier is a place I have wanted to see for a very long time. Still, since it is one of the most remote destinations in Iceland, I was not expecting to visit Kverkfjöll this summer. But...
This is what being an Icelandic highland park ranger is like
Icelandic highland park rangers are custodians of protected areas, national parks, and preserved areas. The highland park rangers inform travelers on how to behave when in fragile Icelandic nature and advise on how to stay safe in the unpredictable environment of the Icelandic highlands. The...
Grænihryggur is the goal on one of Iceland’s most impressive hiking trails
The hiking trail leading to Grænihryggur in the Fjallabak Nature Reserve is probably one of Iceland’s most impressive hiking trails. The Grænihryggur hiking tour that I purchased from Fjallhalla adventures in early July started early in the morning. We drove from Reykjavik, past the huts...
National park in the Icelandic highlands is for future generations
This article is by Þorgerður María Þorbjarnadóttir and Egill Hermannsson from the Association of Young Environmentalists in Iceland. It is published here to support the founding of a national park in the Icelandic highlands. Follow the Association and the Icelandic Environmental Conservation Organisation on Facebook....
Hveradalir in Kerlingarfjöll – see this geothermal wonderland
It is a cliche to say that a place is so beautiful that you are overwhelmed and can’t find the words to describe it. It is also not credible to say that a place is changing all the time. From one minute to the next,...
The Iceland highland tour to rule them all
We joined Bessi of Moonwalker tours on an early Monday morning to go on the Landmannalaugar and Hekla Volcano tour. We have known Bessi since our good friends and Brits Simon and Elizabeth Smith wrote about their experience of traveling with Moonwalker back in 2015....
