Today we decided on staying outdoors because they
weather was looking good with clear blue skies and the temperature wasn't that
bad once we wrapped up. We went to the Vatnajökull National Park where we
visited one of its sites yesterday Askja to see what else it has to offer.
It is one of the three national parks of Iceland.
Vatnajökull is Europe's largest glacier, the glacial ice hides a number of
mountains, valleys and plateaus. It even hides some active central volcanoes.
Nowhere in Iceland except the Mýrdalsjökull glacier gets more precipitation or
water drained to the sea than on the south side of Vatnajökull. The scenery
surrounding the glacier is beautifully varied. Near the north, the highland
plateau is divided by glacial rivers and the volcanoes of Askja, Kverkfjöll and
Snæfell as well as the volcanic mountain Herðubreið. In the east broad wetlands
and expansive ranges distinguish the areas near the glaciers around Snæfell.
The south side of Vatnajökull contains many high mountain ridges, with outlet
glaciers descending between them onto the lowlands. The southernmost part of
the glacier envelops the central volcano Öræfajökull and Iceland's highest
peak, Hvannadalshnjúkur. It was a great day even though we were all so tired
from walking so much we though we didn't mind that much as we got to experience
the Volcanoes and glaciers first hand.
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