Dverghamrar

A little grouping of basalt rock formations called Dverghamrar sits just along the roadside on the southern Ring Road. It isn’t a big place, but still a nice quiet spot with beautiful views, amazing rock formations, and corralling horses is a good place to stop for a driving break anyway!

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Skaftáreldahraun Green Lava Fields

As we drove along Iceland’s southern Ring Road, we encountered these mysterious green blobs that covered the landscape as far as the eye could see! The Skaftáreldahraun Green Lava Fields were such a unique, otherworldly place we had to stop and explore. We discover what these blobs actually are, walk a trail through these unique fields, and even learn about their special impact on world history!

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The Black Beach of Reynisfjara

Sand as black as ink… Basalt columns protruding from the ground and towering far overhead... Troll-caves leading back into the basalt and lava-rock cliffs... Sea stacks rising from the ocean like the towers of an evil fortress… Stunning views of the Dyrhólaey cliffs extending out to sea… This is the Reynisfjara beach. As beautiful as it is dark, as awe-inspiring as it is dangerous, Reynisfjara is a natural wonderland that seems lifted straight from fantasy…

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