Trips for Nature Connection.
iPhone photo diary from our Iceland Travels.
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Iceland
Akureyri
Our Northern Iceland adventure began in Akureyri, taking us through some of the region’s most dramatic volcanic and geothermal landscapes. We visited Goðafoss waterfall, explored the otherworldly lava formations of Dimmuborgir, and travelled around Lake Mývatn, where volcanic craters and wetlands create an important habitat for wildlife. At the geothermal area of Hverir, we saw steaming fumaroles, bubbling mud pots and colourful mineral-rich ground. It's a vivid reminder that Iceland’s landscape is still being shaped by powerful forces beneath the Earth’s surface.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: The geothermal area of Hverir.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: A piece of art or something practical? We're not sure but we have learnt that they love putting stickers on things in Iceland.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: A mud pot is a hot spring with a small amount of water where acidic gases turn surrounding rock into bubbling, boiling clay.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: Steaming fumaroles. When underground water boils from hot magma nearby, hot steam and volcanic gases like carbon dioxide and sulfur seep out through cracks in the ground.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: Fumaroles are hotter than nearby geysers or hot springs. Emitting steam, carbon dioxide, and sulfur dioxide, they often make a loud hissing or roaring noise.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: Paths and safety ropes are there for a reason.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: Acidic steam and gases mix with surface water and weathered rock to form a thick, sticky pool of mud.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: The geothermal area of Hverir with steam from the fumaroles in the distance.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: It's important to follow the safety instructions when visiting. Stay along the paths, don't cross ropes, be careful of thinning crust, and avoid the area in windy conditions as high winds blow blinding steam and obscure steep drops.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland - The cracked floor around a geothermal mud-pot and steam-vent area in North Iceland.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: Power supplies in the middle of nowhere.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: Often nick-named the Northern capital, Akurreyi is known for its flourishing vegetation.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: Hverir geothermal area (also called Námaskarð) is at the foot of Námafjall Mountain, and close to Lake Mývatn ('Midge Lake').
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: Goðafoss waterfall - The water from the river Skjálfandafljót falls from a height of 12 meters over a width of 30 meters.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: The area is filled with mud pots, fumaroles, steam vents, and colorful mineral deposits.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: Nature Crafts - A handbag inspired by the Icelandic landscape. We upcycled it with sand and stones found back in the UK.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: Dimmuborgir is a lava field east of the Mývatn area. Featuring rock pillars and caves, the area is known for its folklore troll tales.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: The geothermal area of Hverir.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: A souvenir bought from the gift shop at Kaffi Borgir in Dimmuborgir.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: Goðafoss waterfall - It's nicknamed the “Waterfall of the Gods.”
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: Dimmuborgir is often called the “Dark Fortress.”
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: The landscape directly by a mud pot is free from vegetation because of the extreme heat, high acidity, and toxic volcanic gases.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: Natural geothermal mud pots smell like rotten eggs because underground volcanic gases release hydrogen sulfide gas.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: The trip to the geothermal area started in Akureyri.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: Dimmuborgir is referred to as a gathering place for supernatural beings according to folklore.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: Free from plants, moss and grass around the mud pots, the area resembles the landscape of Mars.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: Our tour lasted 6 hours. Beginning at Akureyri Port, it went to Lake Mývatn, Godafoss Waterfall,the lava fields of Dimmuborgir, and the geothermal area Hverir.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: Shot from a 6 hour day trip from Akureyri Port to the landscapes of Lake Mývatn.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: Patterns by nature that will no doubt inspire a nature craft at some point.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: 50 KM from Akureyi, Goðafoss is located in the North East part of Iceland, right off the Ring Road 1.
Copyright Knot Waste: Akureyi Trip, Iceland: Follow the path and don't cross the ropes around the mud pots.