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As soon as my 2nd vax dose was 14d behind-me in May 2021, I went to Iceland – which had just recently reopened to vaxed travelers – to see the Fagradalsfjall er
by gojomo 4y ago
As soon as my 2nd vax dose was 14d behind-me in May 2021, I went to Iceland – which had just recently reopened to vaxed travelers – to see the Fagradalsfjall eruption. It was just a ~50m drive from Reykjavik, plus a ~1h20m hike.
It was spectacular - launching large lava plumes on a roughly 8-minute, reliable cycle, and feeding ever-growing lava fields out around both sides of one hilltop that was ideal for watching the volcano. (The rising lava fields made that perch unreachable just a few weeks later.)
If you've ever wanted to see an eruption up-close, with actual hot flowing lava, get there while it's going/growing. (Of course, this could stop tomorrow or continue for months.)
A good writeup about that time of volcano-tourism: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/08/23/chasing-the-lava-flow-in-iceland https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/08/23/chasing-the-la...
- devoutsalsa 4y agoI did the same on. I got a chance to get reasonably close on May 29, 2021. Here's the coolest selfie I'll ever take. https://i.imgur.com/pCA1gSr.jpg https://i.imgur.com/pCA1gSr.jpg Two days later the hill on which I took that selfie was cut off from a new lava flow.
- gojomo 4y agoThat hill was amazing! Almost like box seats over the show, close in, but high above places where dangerous gasses most likely to collect, and offering 360° views of surrounding valleys slowly filling with lava.
- grecy 4y agoI did the same in Guatemala - poked the lave a with a stick, threw rocks in and even roasted marshmallows on it. Somehow regular fire roasted ones have never tasted the same since :) http://theroadchoseme.com/volca%CC%81n-pacaya http://theroadchoseme.com/volca%CC%81n-pacaya
- sosborn 4y agoI'm biased, but Kilauea volcano is incredible if you want to see an safe but active eruption: https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/summit-webcams https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/summit-webcams