Late last year, one of my oldest friends, a guy not known for being an outdoorsman, sent me a link to this epic trek in Iceland and said “I’m going on this and I want you to come.” Probably because this idea to undertake a five day hiking trip in Iceland was coming from such an unlikely source, I just said “Yes.” I barely looked at the trip’s website.
Anyway, we headed out this July with another friend from college. There were five total in our group, plus an incredible guide, Dagni (rocking the red hat). The journey was a life changing experience. Iceland is such a beautiful contradiction. Wet and desolate, black volcanic rocks and fluorescent green hillsides, snow and ice and water, Iceland is one of the most breathtakingly beautiful places that I’ve ever been to.