Highland desert Sprengisandur

On Highland route F26, Sprengisandsleið, at 783m a.s.l., looking east towards Vatnajökull and Bárðarbunga.
Sprengisandur is the highest part of this ancient highland crossing and was much feared because it's exposed to the elements and has no water and grass for the horses. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprengisandur

Auf der Hochlandpiste F26, Sprengisandsleið, auf einer Höhe von 783m. Blick nach Osten zum Vatnajökull und Bárðarbunga.
Sprengisandur ist der höchste Abschnitt dieser alten Hochlanddurchquerung und war gefürchtet, weil er so exponiert war und keinerlei Wasser oder Gras für die Pferde hatte. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprengisandur

Bárðarbunga, 2010m high subglacial volcano

Heide, Luc Reiniche, Leo W, Marco F. Delminho and 47 other people have particularly liked this photo

63 comments - The latest ones

Ulrich John ^club

Open Range ! Einen schönen Tag wünsch ich dir, Gudrun !

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Ulrich John ^club

Offener geht's kaum! Vielen Dank, Uli!

6 years ago.

aNNa schramm ^club

weit ist der Blick ...

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to aNNa schramm ^club

Herzlichen Dank, aNNa! bei guter Sicht ein Traum....

6 years ago.

tiabunna ^club

A very desolate landscape indeed. Great skies too.

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to tiabunna ^club

Thanks a lot, George! In good weather like this it's a joy, in bad weather it can be scary even today....

6 years ago.

Steve Paxton ^club

A very familiar looking landscape Great set of shots.

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Steve Paxton ^club

Thank you so much, Steve! One of Iceland's great highland deserts, it's uninhabited for a reason:-)

6 years ago.

©UdoSm ^club

Ein weites Land, sehr schön...

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to ©UdoSm ^club

Danke vielmals, Udo! Das Land zwischen 2 großen Gletschern, bei guter Sicht ein Traum.

6 years ago.

Marie-claire Gallet

Endloser Blick !!!!!!!!!!!!

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Marie-claire Gallet

merci beaucoup, Maire-claire!

6 years ago.

Brigitte ✨️ ^club

Wunderschön ☆☆☆

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Brigitte ✨️ ^club

Besten Dank, Brigitte!

6 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club

I like the way you've composed this shot to give prominence to that huge sky..!! ( in the PiP even the bus looks small and insignificant under it).

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Keith Burton ^club

Thank you, Keith! The sky dwarves everything in this vast desert, even the glaciers and high peaks look small!

6 years ago.

christel.k ^club

schön, dass Ihr einen Foto-Stopp eingelegt habt und nicht nur durch die Scheibe des fahrenden Busses fotografieren musstet!

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to christel.k ^club

Herzlichen Dank, Christel! Wir haben viele Fotostopps gemacht und meist waren die Tagesetappen recht kurz.

6 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

What a beautiful clouds Gudrun.

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Thank you, Jaap!

6 years ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

Magnifique et superbe nébulosité ++++++

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Malik Raoulda ^club

Merci beaucoup, malik!

6 years ago.

Ko Hummel ^club

super die Wolken, als könnten sie jeden Augenblick runter fallen. Die Weite ist eindruckweckend eben weil da nichts wachst

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Ko Hummel ^club

Schönen Dank, Ko! Solches Wetter wünscht man sich auf dieser Strecke! Solange es angehalten hat, haben wir immer wieder Fotostopps gemacht (im Süden kam dann der Regen).

6 years ago.

Adele ^club

Unforgettable sky....in perfect contrast with Icelandic desert landscape, a pure joy for my eyes!

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Adele ^club

Thanks very much, Adele! The visibility was extraordinary in the northern part of the track, rain came in the south....

6 years ago.

Pano ☼ Rapi ♫✯♫ ^club

"Bus Stop" mit völlig anderem Thema ***

6 years ago. Edited 6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Pano ☼ Rapi ♫✯♫ ^club

:-)) Das Origiba kenne sogar ich;-) Das hier war ein request stop...

6 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne

A desolate landscape Gudrun! I can't quite make out...is that hills/mountains in the background of the 2nd PiP, or is it the sky? The huge sky in the main shot makes it for me. It has great depth of field!

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne

Many thanks, Rosa! In the 2nd PiP the upper third are clouds sitting on top of the glacier.

6 years ago.

Boarischa Krautmo ^club

schön dort.
bisschen überlaufen vielleicht ;-)

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Boarischa Krautmo ^club

Besten Dank, bk! Ja, gell, unterwegs haben wir sogar noch eine Handvoll anderer Wagen getroffen;-)

6 years ago.

Gisela Plewe ^club

Wir kamen auch gut durch, bis das Wetter umschlug.

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Gisela Plewe ^club

Schönen Dank, Gisela! Wir kame diesmal erstaunlich gut durch, weil die Furten alle wenig Wasser hatten, obwohl im Süden auch der Regen kam. Die Piste war diesmal in besserem Zustand als bei unserer ersten Fahrt 2014, da war übelstes Waschbrett und viel Wasser.

6 years ago.

Esther ^club

It looks so barren, yet beautiful.

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Esther ^club

Thank you so much, Esther! I wouldn't want to be caught there in a storm!

6 years ago.

Annemarie ^club

beautiful!!

Happy weekend:)

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Annemarie ^club

Thanks a lot, Annemarie!

6 years ago.

volker_hmbg ^club

Das sieht ja schon fast aus wie in Arizona ; )

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to volker_hmbg ^club

Dank dir, Volker! Nur etwas kälter....

6 years ago.

LutzP ^club

Biiiig sky, toll

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to LutzP ^club

Herzlichen Dank, Lutz! Bei der Landschaft möchte man eine Drohne haben.....

6 years ago.

Jocelyne Villoing ^club

A perte de vue... des paysages de toute beauté !+++

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Jocelyne Villoing ^club

Merci beaucoup, Jocelyne! You feel on top of the world there.

6 years ago.

cp_u ^club

was für eine Landschaft!

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to cp_u ^club

Schönen Dank, cp!

6 years ago.

slgwv ^club

Looks like a good Mars analog! Let NASA know-- ;)

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to slgwv ^club

Thanks a lot, Steve! Actually, astronauts already trained in the Icelandic highlands (Askja caldera) in 1965:-)

6 years ago.

Xata ^club

Kind of landscape I love, and your minimalistic picture is all I love too. You had a big minibus, how many in your group? We were just 8...

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Xata ^club

Thank you so much, Isabel! We were 19 people plus guide and driver but it never felt that much because on walks you could go your own tempo. Our bus was a narrow regular bus adapted for highland routes.

6 years ago.

polytropos ^club

In der Tat: für eine Sanduhr hat es hier genügend Material! ;-)

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to polytropos ^club

Wie bei Kaiser Rotbart- viel Steine und wenig Brot;-)

6 years ago.

Rainer Blankermann

Eine herrliche Landschaft. Schönes Licht, toller Wolkenhimmel und Strukturen!

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Rainer Blankermann

Herzlichen Dank,Rainer! Im Dauerregen wär's wenig schön gewesen;-)

6 years ago.

Diane Putnam ^club

The land! The sky! It would be hard to feel important in that landscape.

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Diane Putnam ^club

Thank you so much, Diane! Self important idiots should be made to stay there all on their own;-)

6 years ago.

Diane Putnam ^club has replied to Gudrun ^club

I have a few candidates for that. ;-b

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Diane Putnam ^club

Lol, I wouldn't mind if your candidates had to stay out there all winter, it would do the the world a world of good;-)

6 years ago. Edited 6 years ago.

Diane Putnam ^club has replied to Gudrun ^club

Wouldn't it ever!!!

6 years ago.

Graham Chance ^club

Another fabulous sky Gudrun. You had plenty of photogenic skies on your trip. Love the light and shadows in the second PIP.

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Graham Chance ^club

Thanks, Graham! On the day of our highland crossing the photogenic skies only lasted the morning, further south we hardly ever stopped for all the rain;-)

6 years ago.

Leo W ^club

die frühere Furcht kann man gut nachvollziehen, auch der Bus sollte keine Panne haben.

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Leo W ^club

Schönen Dank, Leo! Ja, die Handy-Abdeckung ist im Hochland nicht überall gut;-) Aber die Typen mit ihren Superjeeps fahren Patrouille.

6 years ago.

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