SUNNY! We woke up into glorious blazing sun, which was just amazing. We pulled our stuff out of the tent to air out and dry while making a delicious porridge in the sun. we were in no rush as we didn’t intend to do another double day, so there was only some mild 15 kms ahead of us for the day. It was a nice a pleasant walk indeed, with two or three river crossings, which we didn’t mind because – the sun!
Campsite at Álftavatn
Campsite at Álftavatn
Lake Álftavatn and campsite
View of the Álftavatn valley
River Crossing
Innri-Emstura
Another river crossing
Storkonufell
Mountain Pass
There were some beautiful glacier and mountain views but otherwise it was quite uneventful, and we were in Emstrur by 3pm. There were not many camping spots by the hut, so we were lucky to have one of the first picks, and well we picked. By the night the place really filled up.
Emstrur Campsite
Iest and the Markarfljótsgljúfur canyon
After a good meal (our speciality – ramen noodles in cup soups) we did a nice side walk to the nearby Markarfljótsgljúfur canyon, which really turned out to be more spectacular that the small unpretentious sign pointing to it would suggest. Afterwards we did a bit of sketching and had an early night while the sun was still high up.
Markarfljótsgljúfur canyon and Gina for scale
Markarfljótsgljúfur canyon
Markarfljótsgljúfur canyon
Tags: Álftavatn, Campsite, Emstrur, hiking, Iceland, Innri-Emstura, Markarfljótsgljúfur canyon, river crossing, Storkonufell