Category Archives: hiking

Something for April: The Make Your Own Edition

A roundup of things to do in Iceland this month, as prepared by your always-ready-to-satisfy-themselves editors.
As far as official events go, April is a dead month. Spring is in the air and nobody wants to commit to being anywhere, at any time (except, perhaps, the pool — let’s say Saturday at noon?). So here are […]

3 April 2008 – 14:20 | By Erik | Also posted in iceland, Adventure in Iceland | Comments (1)

Now you see it, now you don’t

At Kárahnjúkar they give a dam.
According to some tree-hugging hippies, the twin mountains of Kárahnjúkar in the north-east of Iceland are some of the most beautiful examples of the Icelandic Highlands.
However, according to some cold-blooded technocrats, they are also the best place for an absolutely massive dam project.
The technocrats are winning. The dam project […]

23 September 2006 – 15:43 | By valgeir | Also posted in nature, eastern iceland | Comments (0)

Falling for you

At 196 metres, we think Iceland’s highest waterfall should get some more respect.
Once upon a time, Glymur, the highest waterfall in Iceland, was a pretty popular destination. Not surprisingly, given that it takes less than an hour to drive from Reykjavík to the bottom of Hvalfjörður where you start your hike.
But guess what. Something happened […]