The Interior
These are from my summer trip in July 2008, and also from a day trip to Lakagígar.
Lakagígar is the site of one the biggest eruptions in recorded history. In 1783 the eruption spread ash throughout Europe and north America, and wiped out a quarter of Iceland's population. On the day I visited, the moss had become a vivid green due to recent heavy rainfall.
During the summer tour, we left Landmannalauger and boarded a bus north along Highway F26, passing between two large glaciers on the way to Mývatn. Then we took a three day tour to Askja caldera and Kverkfjöll, on the northern edge of Vatnajökull galcier.
Read MoreLakagígar is the site of one the biggest eruptions in recorded history. In 1783 the eruption spread ash throughout Europe and north America, and wiped out a quarter of Iceland's population. On the day I visited, the moss had become a vivid green due to recent heavy rainfall.
During the summer tour, we left Landmannalauger and boarded a bus north along Highway F26, passing between two large glaciers on the way to Mývatn. Then we took a three day tour to Askja caldera and Kverkfjöll, on the northern edge of Vatnajökull galcier.
