The Landmannalaugar area is famous for
its incredible natural beauty. The area consists of more geological
elements than you can count, but more obvious are the rhyolite mountains and vast lava fields,
rising up right by the mountain hut. The many mountains around come in
all the world's colours; pink, brown, green, yellow, blue, purple,
black, white and more, the most notable mountains being Bláhnjúkur (Blue peak) and Brennisteinsalda (Sulphur dune).
Right by the hut and the lava field
there is a hot natural pool, which is in fact a naturally heated
stream, blocked with rocks and wood so that it forms a pool. People can
bathe here and there are showers and toilets nearby, as well as a place
to leave your towel right by the pool.
The Landmannalaugar area is our first overnight stop on the Highlights of Highlands trek.