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Weeping Volcano, Hot-Plate Earth: Day 5 on the Laugavegur Trail

Posted on September 17, 2014 by lexitrobe

I awoke with one of my last first breaths in Iceland. I reached my hands towards the bunk above me, I yawned, I took another breath. I started contemplating each breath, wondering which would be the last one here in … Continue reading →

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Gilded Forests, Yawning Chasms: Day 4 on the Laugavegur Trail

Posted on September 6, 2014 by lexitrobe

I woke up on a mountain. No, scratch that, a bunk bed, but close enough. The mountains visible out the window of the hut were my Siren song of the day, except I wasn’t resisting them and following them only … Continue reading →

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Black Sand Wonderland: Day 3 on the Laugavegur Trail

Posted on August 30, 2014 by lexitrobe

Lake Álftavatn soaked the sky in with a giant yawn. Hikers followed suite by unzipping their sleeping bags, testing their knees, stretching their fingers out like obnoxious sun rays. Day three on the Laugavegur trail. Day three, further and further into … Continue reading →

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Textured, Snow-Blind Iridescence: Day Two on the Laugavegur Trail

Posted on August 29, 2014 by lexitrobe

The first texture of the morning was the dust and water stained window out my top bunk. It had evidently rained that night, yet the mountains behind the glass showed no signs of being washed away. Here I was in … Continue reading →

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Sulphur Wave, Obsidian Ocean: Day One on the Laugavegur Trail

Posted on August 28, 2014 by lexitrobe

“Brennisteinsalda” The letters linger in my head for a bit, they roll around in an Icelandic accent, but my American accent gets in the way when I speak them. “Brennisteinsalda” my Icelandic guide says between the mountains, “brennisteinn and alda,” … Continue reading →

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