Vaðlaheiði

Vaðlaheiði above Eyjafjörður. "We ride up the Vaðlaheiði (2326 ft.), obtaining a fine view of the fjord with the sea beyond ..."Baedeker 1912. DSC_0454p1

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Mývatn and the East of Iceland

June 1st 2022
The drive through the Mývatn was a day of encountering one spectacular natural feature after another. Now on the other side of the Eyjafjörður from Akureyri, the coach ascended the slope of Vaðlaheiðar mountain. Rather than go around it, we took a tunnel through the mountain. At the other side of Vaðlaheiðar the road descends to traverse the valley of Fnjóskadalur. The highway generally f ... read more

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