> It's the first time I've really ever seen such a vegetatively sparse landscape that was so inaccessible simply due to the terrain. I haven't been to Iceland

> It's the first time I've really ever seen such a vegetatively sparse landscape that was so inaccessible simply due to the terrain. I haven't been to Iceland, but I got similar vibes the first time I hiked through the Kilauea East Rift zone (vegetatively sparse, nearly impassable), where it's perhaps even more stark since lush tropical forest is just a few miles away.