{"id":22785,"date":"2019-07-21T13:06:12","date_gmt":"2019-07-21T21:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=22785"},"modified":"2019-07-21T13:06:12","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T21:06:12","slug":"iceland-team-enjoying-good-weather-and-big-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2019\/07\/21\/iceland\/iceland-team-enjoying-good-weather-and-big-views\/","title":{"rendered":"Iceland Team Enjoying Good Weather and Big Views"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>July 21, 2019<\/p>\n<p>IMG Senior Guide Craig John checked in again overnight with more incredible photos and to let us know the weather has been quite nice. Iceland is known for being a bit on the damp side, and the team has been prepared for rain during the trek on occasion. Not quite the case for our Iceland trek so far, and as a result, the views have been stunning! The team also had a view of Eyjafjallaj\u00c3\u00b6kull Volcano which is the famous volcano that erupted in 2010 disrupting all the air travel into northern Europe.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-22785 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/hraftinnusker-to-alftavatan-trekking_craig_john.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[22785]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/hraftinnusker-to-alftavatan-trekking_craig_john-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Trekking from Hraftinnusker to \u00c3\u0081lftavatan (Craig John)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-22788\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/hraftinnusker-to-alftavatan-trekking_craig_john-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/hraftinnusker-to-alftavatan-trekking_craig_john-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/hraftinnusker-to-alftavatan-trekking_craig_john-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/hraftinnusker-to-alftavatan-trekking_craig_john-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-22788'>\n\t\t\t\tTrekking from Hraftinnusker to \u00c3\u0081lftavatan (Craig John)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/eyjafjallajokull-volcano_craig_john.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[22785]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/eyjafjallajokull-volcano_craig_john-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Eyjafjallaj\u00c3\u00b6kull Volcano\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-22787\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/eyjafjallajokull-volcano_craig_john-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/eyjafjallajokull-volcano_craig_john-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/eyjafjallajokull-volcano_craig_john-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/eyjafjallajokull-volcano_craig_john-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-22787'>\n\t\t\t\tEyjafjallaj\u00c3\u00b6kull Volcano (Craig John)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/myrdals-jokull-mountains-in-distance_craig_john.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[22785]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/myrdals-jokull-mountains-in-distance_craig_john-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Myrdals J\u00c3\u00b6kull Mountain in the distance (Craig John)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-22789\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/myrdals-jokull-mountains-in-distance_craig_john-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/myrdals-jokull-mountains-in-distance_craig_john-130x130.jpg 130w, 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of the beautiful Icelandic scenery (Craig John)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-22786\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/steam-vents-river-crossing-view_craig_john-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/steam-vents-river-crossing-view_craig_john-130x130.jpg 130w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/steam-vents-river-crossing-view_craig_john-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/steam-vents-river-crossing-view_craig_john-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-22786'>\n\t\t\t\tA bit of the beautiful Icelandic scenery (Craig John)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Today we trekked from Hraftinnusker to \u00c3\u0081lftavatan. \u00c3\u0081lftavatan means swan lake. We had views of Myrdals J\u00c3\u00b6kull and Eyjafiallaj\u00c3\u00b6kull. Huge glaciers. We hiked past steam vents most of the day. Lamb stew is on the menu for tonight. Had one short river crossing today. Two crossings on the agenda for tomorrow.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Greg Vernovage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 21, 2019 IMG Senior Guide Craig John checked in again overnight with more incredible photos and to let us know the weather has been quite nice. Iceland is known for being a bit on the damp side, and the team has been prepared for rain during the trek on occasion. 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