Reykjavík Grapevine - 15.06.2018, Blaðsíða 51

“With an immacu-
late sense of
theatre, the wind
blows the curtain
of clouds away,
revealing the vast,
jagged Dyrfjöll
mountains.”
ters of high rocks, scrambling up
scree slopes, squeezing through
small passages, and tiptoeing
along huge boulders to various
viewpoints over the area.
After a while, we arrive in a
grassy clearing with a crystal clear
river meandering through it. Sur-
rounded by rocks that shelter it
from the breeze, it feels almost
fantastically perfect, like reach-
ing the centre of a labyrinth. The
sun breaks through the clouds, il-
luminating a bright green lagoon
at the far end, and a shallow pool of
bright blue water, slowly defrost-
ing from the long winter. We take
off our shoes and socks, hang them
on a boulder to dry, and walk over
the warm grass to an information
sign with a map of the various
routes to Stórurð.
There’s a small plastic box there
containing a weathered guest-
book. I leaf through the warped
pages, noticing comments and
signatures from Iceland, France,
Greece, Spain, China and Japan.
The last entry was made in August
2017, and I realise that this route is
only open for a short window each
year, much like the Highlands, so
I’m probably the first person to
open the book this year. I add my
name, and put the book back in
its spot, feeling privileged to be
among the lucky few who made it
to the rugged natural wonderland
of Stórurð.
Blue meltwater
It begins
Signing the guestbook
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