Deep within Iceland's southern highlands, Landmannalaugar lies roughly 116 miles from Reykjavik — just over a three-hour drive over raw, stony terrain. Your journey follows the Ring Road (Route 1) ...
A boiling fumarole nearly scorched the flesh from my naïve, inquisitive fingers, but onward I hiked. I navigated 10 miles of volcanic landscape and then shoveled buttery campsite falafel into my mouth ...