Highlands II, Askja, Viti – F910 / F88
1. The night was cool, 24°F to the thermometer of VivaLaVida.
2. The Vatnajökull ice cap is really close.
3. At the beginning of the day, as at the end of the previous one, the track was really chaotic through lava fields and screes. VLV did not drive faster than the average of 2 mph to take care of her occupants well shaken!
4. We are happy when she found vast alluvial plains…
5. Drawings…
6. We then cross the Black Sand Desert.
7. Lunar…
8. We reach the site of Askja, a large caldera of approx. 8 miles in diamete. Part of the crater contains lake Öskjuvatn.
9. The opportunity to go discover the site of Lake Viti.
10. Lake Viti is nestled in a crater on the edge of the lake. Its temperature varies between 75° and 82°F, great for bathing.
11. Gorgeous!
12. Lake Öskjuvatn with several lava flows of different periods.
13. The trail leading to the start of the 2 miles hike crosses another lava fiels.
14. The Dreki refuge just outside of the caldera.
15. View on the plain toward East.
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17. The famous mountain Herðubreið looking like a huge pastry.
18. We are now following the F88 track toward North and stop at Gljúfrasmiður canyon.
19. The Öskjuleið river rushes into it in pretty falls…
20. … before meandering along a lava flow.
21. …
22. Some iron colors…
23. End of the day light.
We had a nice wild camp in a crater before discovering the Mývatn region. To come soon…
D5 Creation
Oui, mais je voulais souligner le côté pluvieux de la météo du coin!!!!
L’origine de la terre ou de la lune!!!!!
L’eau elle vient du ciel!!LOL
Bref, une belle balade et en famille en plus.
Et des photos toujours aussi chouettes.
Oui, du ciel mais en transitant en bonne partie par les calottes glaciaires ! 😀
L’Askja était dans la tempête quand j’y suis passé. Tu me donnes des regrets, c’est magnifique!
Merci Fred. Oui, c’est un bel endroit même si malgré la fin de la saison, il y avait beaucoup de monde…
In its vast bleakness..colors drift into view
Then fade into a moonscape path,leading to
Another waterfall,another camp,another hug from life..🏞
Thanks Canyon. Yes, it’s about what you write, endless discovery day after day, place after place. That’s why I love that much vanlife.
Oh que d eau on se demande où elle va …. d où elle vient ça ça se voit 😅bravo très belles photos merci pour le voyage
Elle s’écoule d’abord en torrents ou ruisseaux, qui forment des rivières puis des fleuves. Tout fini dans l’océan… 😀
Sensationnels ces paysages !!
Merci Seb. Oui, c’était l’une des parties que j’ai le plus aimé… Ces étendues immenses et désertes, j’adore.