| To me there is nothing better than
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| | guide was very knowledgeable and told us
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| getting outdoors and going for a nice
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| | all kinds of facts about Iceland,
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| long trek. I love the adventure, the
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| | glaciers and such. But, what I liked
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| physical challenge and exploring new
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| | best was when everyone stopped talking.
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| places. I also have a certain proclivity
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| | Rarely in our busy lives do we get to
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| towards glaciers. I think that they are
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| | experience absolute silence and that was
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| amazing, though I have never actually
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| | one of the early pleasures of this
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| seen one up close. Last month I got the
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| | glacier tour - we all stopped walking and
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| chance to do just that.
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| | talking and there it was, total silence.
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| I didn't go to Iceland just for hiking, I
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| | I turned my face to the sun and just
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| was there on business. But over the
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| | soaked up this moment.
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| weekend, I decided to get book a tour.
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| | Later, we got to explore some crevasses
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| There are several hiking and trekking
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| | and beautiful blue-white ice sculptures.
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| tour companies in Iceland so it wasn't
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| | When you touch this kind of ice, you are
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| hard. With the help of the front desk
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| | amazed by how smooth it is - like
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| clerk at the hotel I was staying at, I
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| | polished glass. We got to walk through
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| got in touch with a company that offers
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| | long ridges that were like narrow ice
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| tours right from Reykjavik; turns out
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| | hallways.
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| that you don't necessarily have to travel
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| | What struck me about this glacier was
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| far to get out in nature or to commune
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| | that it seemed to have a positive affect
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| with a glacier.
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| | on everyone's mood. It is kind of like
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| Anyways, I made my choice of tour
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| | the glacier is pumping out negative ions
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| operators and told them what I wanted to
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| | and it helps you feel content and
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| do. They suggested a tour that fit my
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| | grounded in that moment. I also think
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| time frame and desire to explore a
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| | that the glacier, by the fact that it has
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| glacier, in this case Sólheimajökull
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| | been around for so long, imparts a
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| glacier. I think this translates as 'sun
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| | certain sense of history and almost
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| home glacier,' at least I think that is
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| | embodies a wise personality. Maybe it
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| what it translates to with my rough
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| | was just me, I tend to anthropomorphize
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| knowledge of Icelandic. This particular
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| | everything.
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| glacier is located about two hours away
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| | One the way back to the city, our guide
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| from the capital city.
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| | also stopped by two beautiful waterfalls,
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| The tour company picked me up from my
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| | Skógafoss and Seljalandsfoss. Being
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| hotel in the morning and off we went. I
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| | from the western US, I am not used to
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| was amazed at how quickly we were in the
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| | seeing so much water and I was struck by
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| country - Reykjavik is not a very big
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| | the raw power and beauty of these falls.
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| capital city and most of Iceland is
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| | Raw power and beauty is a good analogy
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| uninhabited. When we arrived at the
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| | for Iceland in general.
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| glacier, I instantly fell in love. The
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| | All-in-all I was very satisfied with my
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| weather was picture perfect and the
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| | Iceland hiking tour experience. This
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| contrasting colors of blue sky and the
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| | particular tour wasn't very strenuous, so
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| white glacier were outstanding.
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| | if you want something more physical, you
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| We took a few minutes to go over a safety
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| | can choose a different tour. I think
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| brief, put on our extra clothes and
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| | that one day I would like to come back
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| crampons and then we were off. Our tour
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| | here and do one of their multi-day tours.
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