In our last week, we've been making quite the effort to see the sights around Myvatn we've missed before it's time to leave! The biggest miss of all of these was Krafla, a caldera visible from our house that is rather active and last erupted in 1984 (and rumour has it that it's overdue for another one!) Krafla isn't like a traditional cone shaped volcano - think more like Yellowstone, but with the potential to crack and ooze lava on occasion. And like Yellowstone, it has mudpots!
Driving past (and underneath) the geothermal power plant, we next arrived at the site of the most recent Krafla eruptions. This lava flow was created in the 70's and 80's. Before that, the most recent eruption had been the Myvatn Fires in the 1720's, when lava could be seen spewing from the Myvatn area from a distance, and a lava flow destroyed three farms while miraculously missing the church.
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| There was steam coming from cracks all over the lava field! |
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| Paths of the most recent flows |
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| Sunset over Krafla (around 10:30PM!) |
Driving past (and underneath) the geothermal power plant, we next arrived at the site of the most recent Krafla eruptions. This lava flow was created in the 70's and 80's. Before that, the most recent eruption had been the Myvatn Fires in the 1720's, when lava could be seen spewing from the Myvatn area from a distance, and a lava flow destroyed three farms while miraculously missing the church.
So beautiful, was it stinky b/c of the sulfur?
ReplyDeleteYes! The whole ridge looks yellow from a distance because of the sulfur!
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