One of the ladies working at the Lagoon Clinic where we stayed told us to follow the long red pipes that pump hot water from the geothermal pools to the country and we would make our way to the trail we wanted. This sign said not go through there but she gave us permission and no body bothered us we made our way up to the actual power plant that processes the water and silica coming out of the pools... TRUSTING SOULS!
A few detours... more directions and we made our way toward the "highway," past The Northern Lights Inn (unimpressive as a hotel/motel), and toward our path between these gorgeous mountains.
2 hours later we made our way through the valley of the mountain just beyond the lava rocks around the Lagoon, saw 3 different colored rabbits, 2 rainbows, a handful of dead birds on the trail and a landscape that seriously makes you feel small. At 6'1" and 6'4" respectively, the valley of lava rocks and this giant green mountain are humbling! Of course these are just a small sampling of the photos I took.
Tried out the GoPro camera as well but I'm slightly retarded and had it on the wrong setting after the initial video to test it. Oh well. Today Dori is taking us on a 3 hour road trip back to Reykjavik through a couple of small towns, by some other hot springs and I think a waterfall.
Stay tuned!
That looks awesome, the water is crazy blue. The GoPro is a little screwy till you get used to it. I see you had to break out your arsenal or quick dry haha. Got the press today thank you. Have fun, I enjoy reading the posts it adds to my list of pointless googleing at work.
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