(pic: Lonely Planet)
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(pic: www.nat.is)
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Mount Hekla
(pic: Madhuri)
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Brennisteinsalda
(pic: Madhuri)
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Fumarole, lava field and rhyolite hills
(pic: Madhuri)
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Hrafntinnusker in fog
(pic: Madhuri)
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Lake Aftftavatn
(pic: Madhuri)
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Rainbow over the Black Desert to Botnar
(pic: Madhuri)
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Crossing the Black Lava Desert
(pic: Mary)
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Markarfljot canyon
(pic: Madhuri)
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Krossa river bed and Entjokull glacier at sunset
(pic: Madhuri)
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Route to Dronga river
(pic: Madhuri)
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Unicorn Plains
(pic: Madhuri)
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Fimmvorduhals pass
(pic: Madhuri)
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Seljalandfoss waterfall
(pic: Madhuri)
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Lamb feast at end of hike
(pic: Madhuri)
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At Heidarhorn ridge, Fimmvorduhals pass
(pic: Madhuri)
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Basalt ridge west of Markarfljot canyon
(pic: Madhuri)
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Black lava fields in mist
(pic: Madhuri)
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Black lava scree slopes south of Hekla
(pic: Madhuri)
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Black sands
(pic: Madhuri)
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Blafjallakavisi river
(pic: Madhuri)
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Blafjallakavisi river 2
(pic: Madhuri)
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Boats in Reykjavik harbour at night
(pic: Madhuri)
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Brennisteinsalda 2
(pic: Madhuri)
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Brennisteinsalda 3
(pic: Madhuri)
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Changing shoes after crossing the river
(pic: Madhuri)
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Crossing gravel plain beyond Emri-Emstrua
(pic: Madhuri)
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Crossing the Black Desert to Botnar
(pic: Madhuri)
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Deanne, Helen and Anne-Marie at rope bridge
(pic: Madhuri)
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Dronga river bed 1
(pic: Madhuri)
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Dronga river bed 2
(pic: Madhuri)
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Dronga river bed 3
(pic: Madhuri)
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Ejyafjallajokull glacier from Thorsmork
(pic: Madhuri)
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Elfin church at sunset
(pic: Madhuri)
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Entujokull glacier
(pic: Madhuri)
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Geothermal spring
(pic: Madhuri)
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Glacier lake at Gigjokull glacier
(pic: Madhuri)
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Godaland river valley from Fimmforduhals pass
(pic: Madhuri)
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Godaland river valley from Fimmforduhals pass 2
(pic: Madhuri)
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Graenagil (Green Valley)
(pic: Madhuri)
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Green perlite and rhyolite rocks Graenagil valley
(pic: Madhuri)
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Halgrimskirkja church, Reykjavik
(pic: Madhuri)
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Heidarhorn ridge, Fimmvorduhals pass
(pic: Madhuri)
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Hills around Botnar-Emstrur at sunrise
(pic: Madhuri)
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Hills around Botnar-Emstrur at sunrise 2
(pic: Madhuri)
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Hills between Dronga and Thorsmork
(pic: Madhuri)
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Hrafntinnusker hut
(pic: Madhuri)
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Innri-Emstrua river day 4
(pic: Madhuri)
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Jonathan at Heidarhorn ridge
(pic: Madhuri)
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Jonathan and Deanne at Innri-Emstrua
(pic: Madhuri)
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Jonathan at Fimmvorduhals pass
(pic: Madhuri)
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Lake near Brennisteinsalda
(pic: Madhuri)
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Landmannalaugar 2
(pic: Madhuri)
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Landmannalaugar geothermal pool 1
(pic: Madhuri)
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Landmannalaugar geothermal pool 2
(pic: Madhuri)
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Landmannalaugar hut
(pic: Madhuri)
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Landmannalaugar
(pic: Madhuri)
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Laugahraun lava field and Brennisteinsalda
(pic: Madhuri)
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Laugahraun lava field and Brennisteinsalda 2
(pic: Madhuri)
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Laugahraun lava field and Brennisteinsalda 3
(pic: Madhuri)
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Laugahraun lava field
(pic: Madhuri)
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Looking over edge of Markafljot canyon to river below
(pic: Madhuri)
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Madhuri at Markjafljot canyon
(pic: Madhuri)
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Magic circles
(pic: Madhuri)
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Maria crossing river Dronga
(pic: Madhuri)
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Maria, Deanne, Jonathan and John looking over to Krossa river
(pic: Madhuri)
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Maria tests out the river crossing at Blafjallakvisi
(pic: Madhuri)
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Markarfljot canyon
(pic: Madhuri)
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Markarfljot canyon 3
(pic: Madhuri)
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Markarfljot canyon 4
(pic: Madhuri)
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Markarfljot canyon 5
(pic: Madhuri)
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Markarfljot canyon at sunrise
(pic: Madhuri)
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Markarfljot canyon at sunrise 2
(pic: Madhuri)
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Markarfljot river
(pic: Madhuri)
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Mary decides to sit it out
(pic: Madhuri)
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Mary, Jonathan and Lisa, Hrafntinnusker hut
(pic: Madhuri)
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Mary tucking into the whiskey
(pic: Madhuri)
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Mary with army camp stove
(pic: Madhuri)
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Mount Einhyrningur (Unicorn Mountain)
(pic: Madhuri)
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Multicolored rocks Markarfljot canyon
(pic: Madhuri)
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Our hiking group
(pic: Madhuri)
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Our luggage transporter
(pic: Madhuri)
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Our tour bus - last stop for civilisation before Landmannalaugur
(pic: Madhuri)
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Peering over the edge of Markarfljot canyon
(pic: Madhuri)
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Peering over the edge of Markarfljot canyon 2
(pic: Madhuri)
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Picking berries
(pic: Madhuri)
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Red-topped mountain at dusk near Botnar
(pic: Madhuri)
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Rocks south of Fremi-Emstrua
(pic: Madhuri)
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Rocks south of Fremi-Emstrua 2
(pic: Madhuri)
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Rocks south of Fremi-Emstrua 3
(pic: Madhuri)
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Start of Black Desert at Hvanngil
(pic: Madhuri)
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Start of Markarfljot canyon
(pic: Madhuri)
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Sulphur-spouting fumarole
(pic: Madhuri)
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Sulphur-spouting fumarole 2
(pic: Madhuri)
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Sulphur-spouting fumarole 3
(pic: Madhuri)
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Sulphurous spring with algae
(pic: Madhuri)
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Sulphurous springs in valley near Hrafntinnusker
(pic: Madhuri)
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The group treks through black lava fields
(pic: Madhuri)
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Time to celebrate after crossing river Dronga
(pic: Madhuri)
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Traditional needlework crafts in Reykjavik
(pic: Madhuri)
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Troll guarding slopes of Mount Hekla
(pic: Madhuri)
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Troll that guards the Markarfljot canyon
(pic: Madhuri)
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Two Danish hikers have fun crossing the river Blafjallakvisi
(pic: Madhuri)
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View down Hvannagill valley to east
(pic: Madhuri)
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View to thorsmork
(pic: Madhuri)
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Waterfall and black hills
(pic: Madhuri)
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Waterfall at Fremi-Emstrua
(pic: Madhuri)
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Waterfall at Innri-Emstrua
(pic: Madhuri)
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Waterfall at Innri-Emstrua 2
(pic: Madhuri)
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Waterfall in Unicorn Plains
(pic: Madhuri)
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