Kurt's Photos

2010 Laugavegur Trek

Folder: Iceland
Landmannalaugar to Thorsmork Trek, South-Central Iceland, July 12-16, 2010
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Snowfields, covered with a layer of fine black ash from Eyjafjallajokull
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Snowfields, covered with a layer of fine black ash from Eyjafjallajokull
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Laugavegur Trek, Day 1

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Rain.
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Rhyolite hills
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Our group crossing the pumice fields
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Snow-filled gulley, dusted with ash from Eyjafjallajokull
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Kurt, getting a steam bath at one of the vents. What was amazing about everywhere we went on Iceland was how close one could get to the natural features -- were this in Yellowstone, we wouldn't have gotten within a hundred feet of the vent, let alone been able to stand in the middle of it.
Laugavegur Trek, Day 1

Laugavegur Trek, Day 1

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Kurt, getting a steam bath at one of the vents. What was amazing about everywhere we went on Iceland was how close one could get to the natural features -- were this in Yellowstone, we wouldn't have gotten within a hundred feet of the vent, let alone been able to stand in the middle of it.
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Water erupting from a geothermal vent.
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Lots of geothermal vents in this area, reputedly more than all other similar features in the world combined.
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