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Inspired by this new community, "Treasures of Europe", I have decided to share with you one place that is probably not the most visited tourist attraction in Iceland but it definitely is a gem of Nature and is in fact relatively close to the capital of this breathtaking island country, Reykjavik.
As my small group of Icelandic travelers has arrived to the island by an airplane, Krýsuvík was one of out first destinations. There was a convenient car parking very close to the place. Yes, renting a car and driving around is in my opinion the best way to freely explore this vast wilderness, given the time.
To say it shortly, Krýsuvík is an area with big geothermal activity.
It is a place where one could actually step inside a puddle of boiling mud and get severe burns if not paying enough attention.
It is also a place, that smells of sulfur and grass at the same time. So probably a place, that is being visited by both good and bad angels, if there are such creatures and depending on the beliefs of the visitor and observer :)
Of course, the biggest "puddles" are behind fences but hiking few hundreds meters to the top and you'll discover tens, if not hundreds of small places with strong geothermal activity.
Until we arrived here, the colors I was seeing were mainly black, green and blue.
Black - the volcanic soil, actually billions of pitch-black small pebbles, formed by the lava.
Green - coming mainly from the moss, covering, at some places, entirely the whole black ground.
Blue - from the few lakes, the sky and the ocean.
Krýsuvík however, demonstrated to us a whole new palette of Icelandic colors - from yellow, through orange to dark brown. Some nuances of gray as well ;) Muddy gray, I would say.
The first few hundreds meters are a path, covered by wooden planks where the biggest sources are.
As you can see, one has to be extremely careful. Truth is, it wasn't overcrowded and I doubt it would ever be.
Nevertheless, my feeling here was that I am very close to the Earth core. I could feel the heat and the spinning of the planet. Or was it only my head? :)
Walking only ten to fifteen minutes and the path is over so one could go pretty close to the source of action!
Indeed, a terrific place, did you see its scale on the photograph above?
A place that needs to be documented in every possible way :)
Geology isn't my area of interest but I imagine how much time would such a person spend here, given the several active "objects" around...
I noticed there is some scientific equipment installed next to some of those objects, gathering useful data, I suppose.
Now check out some of the views, the scenes that could be observed from the slope of that mountain...
Genuinely a quiet place, but not always, as you could see...
Just one of the charms of the fairy-tale land, called Iceland!
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To tell you the truth, this land of geothermal activity, constant fumes, and boiling water, over which walkways have been installed, reminds me of another, very familiar place that people have tried to describe in a similar, but rather sinister way, back in the the entire time of mankind's existence. 🤭
I can imagine what a treasure for geologists this is, really. This summer I also happened upon a place where I naturally felt the excitement that a geologist would feel upon landing there.
And since I also love nature so much, I guess I'll be excited about visiting Krýsuvík too. 😊
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Then I wish you visit this magical place! :)
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Thank you, I hope so!
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That's a wonderful place, otherworldly, surreal. It can be seen and felt in the pictures how much you like it. And there is no doubt that it must be liked. 😊
Thank you very much for your amazing post and professional pictures!
Thank you for your kind supportive words and appreciation :)
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Great to meet another European Traveler :)
As it so happens I just came from there again 😄. Like just half an hour ago but I did a much longer 6 hour hike in this area.
When exactly did you visit there?
Really? :) Gosh, lucky you!!!
Unfortunately for me, not a recent visit but I have plans to visit Iceland in the winter. I hear there aren't so many tourists then and I already have the proper clothing and special camera batteries for the cold :)
Definitely less tourists. But be prepared for long darkness hours and inaccessible roads if you plan to drive.
Awesome! Sounds great to me, I have some experience, photo-traveling Northern Norway, in the Polar Circle :)
Do locals use similar tires with metal spikes in the winter?
As the island is all surrounded by the ocean, I suppose the winters are not that freezingly cold though?
Yep, winter tires are with metal spikes, same as here in Estonia too. But yes, unlike here in Estonia the winters don't get very cold in Iceland, on the ground level 0 - -6 generally, rarely over -10C.
Thanks, that sounds good, winter Icelandic trip on my list already :)
That reminds me of "Trapped", have you watched it? I think it is a great series, if you are into that genre: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3561180/
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It makes me a little bit scared the cold there, but Iceland and other countries in the extreme northern call my attention, maybe some day I developed the courage to travel there, hehe.
Stunning pictures!!
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By the ocean is a bit different story. One day I was on another travel in Northern Norway, in the Polar Circle, in mid-February where the temperature was +5 C, while in my own city, more than a thousands of kilometers to the South, it was -13 C at the same time :D
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Woow!! That’s what I love about traveling, you can learn these things, and have these experiences, that I believe there is no other way to reach them. Only you know how that feels. Thanks for sharing that!!
Exactly! Very well said :)
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