Pictures from a trip to Kverkfjall in 1997.
Herdubreid, a table volcano near myvatn in the north. Herdubreid is visible at the horizon.
Kverkfjall, "the gate in the mountains", situated in the northern part of the Vatnajökull glacier. Here we start to a 8 hrs. walk on the glacier.
Kverkfjall, 2 hrs. later and 1000m higher. We are near the highest point of the walk. This is a thermal active area, so there is no snow.
Kverkfjall, about 1km away from the location shown in the picture (…)