The White Falcon - 19.10.1979, Qupperneq 4

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The White Falcon
October 19, 1979
Rocky Road 4-Wheel Drive Club
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CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG?—Chuck McCormick drives across a river near
the south coast of Iceland on the way back from the club's latest trip
to Landmannalaugar.
Story by SA Mary Reed
Photos by LI2 Ron Brendemihl
and LI1 Curly Verro
YOU'RE DOING SWELL, HON—Katy Vance changes a flat tire on the way
back from Landmannalaugar. From closest to furthest observers are; Bob
Vance (her husband). Lerov Lirot, and Joel Bugner.
What have you been doing in your
spare time? Sleeping? Eating?
How much of Iceland have you really
seen? Does the base offer enough
to do for you, or would you like to
do more?
Well, the Rocky Road 4-Wheelers
Club, with nearly 100 members, is
open to anyone interested in seeing
the country any and every weekend
you could wish. And you don't even
have to own a 4-wheel drive vehicle
to belong, or any vehicle at all.
Almost every weekend the Rocky
Road 4-Wheelers get off base and
camp at one of the many beautiful
sites of Iceland. They either set
up a tent and do their own cooking
or sleep in their vehicles and cook
as well; whatever is more conven-
ient. Most of these sites are fd
maintained by Icelandic tourist ag"
encies. Many have huts scattered
around the spots, for those without
tents.
One of the club's favorite
places is located in the southern
interior of the country, called
Landmannalaugar. The hot river is
what makes Landmannalaugar so at-
tractive to visitors. The warm
pool is swimmable any time of the
year.
Thorsmork, which is located on
the southern coast of Iceland, has
a large glacier, a valley, and riv-
ers which are beautiful and fun to
hike around.
In the northern portion of Ice-
land is a huge resort area called
Akureyri, where recreational facil-
ities are plentiful. Skiing or
treking through the beautiful moun
tains are two of the offerings of
Akureyri. And Husafell, also near
the southern interior of Iceland,
has a small forrest and caves, and
a glacier.
Traveling with the Rocky Road 4-
vheelers is a great opportunity to
get pictures for the folks back
home who don't have the foggiest
idea of what Iceland looks like,
and for your own personal collec-
tion as well.
Pictures that have been taken by
the present 4-wheelers will be
shown Sunday at 4 p.m. in the And-
rews Family Theater. For anyone
who wishes to get an idea of what
they would be seeing, the presenta-
tion is free of charge.
Not just sightseeing
The advantage to joining the 4-
Wheel Drive Club rather than going
on a tour by any of the various
sponsors on base is the fact that a
4-wheel drive vehicle will drive
through many areas a bus or other
vehicle can't get into.