11-15 August, 23 August - 4 September, 2025
Lakes are abundant in Iceland. Some form in craters left by volcanoes. Some were carved out by glaciers. Some are the ends of fjords that have become cut off from the sea.
24 August
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| Volcanic craters fill with water. This is the Kerið crater, on the Golden Circle. |
28 August
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| Viti - another volcanic crater at Krafla. |
27 August
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| Lagarfljöt is a glacially-carved "finger" lake that has Iceland's only arboretum, Hallormsstaður, along its eastern shore. It's the largest forest in Iceland and is a research project to determine the best trees to grow in Iceland. |
29 August
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| The Skútustaðagígar "pseudo-craters" are at the southern reaches of Mývatn. These craters were formed from steam explosions when lava poured over wetlands. They are also called "rootless cones" because they do not connect to a source of magma, so they are not directly volcanic in origin. |
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| A large pseudo-crater at Skútustaðagígar. |
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| Mývatn at Skútustaðagígar |
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| Birds on the water at Skútustaðagígar. In prime season (we were about a month too late), Mývatn is a birder's paradise. |
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