Sprengisandur desert road opened this morning

Mountain road F26 across Sprengisandur opened this morning. Last week, the mountain roads of Landmannalaugar and Fimmvörðuháls opened.

Tourists can't be blamed for not checking weather forecasts if locals don't

Over three hundred SAR team members were hard at work getting cars unstuck during the storms that hit Iceland this weekend. A great number of them were driven by tourists. Half of the problem, is however, Icelanders themselves.

Strange appearance of fire hydrant in the middle of Iceland desert

A blue fire hydrant has appeared, seemingly out of nowhere, in Nýjadalur valley in Iceland's most famous highland desert, Sprengisandur.

Tourists on Icelandic highlands ill-prepared as a rite of passage

According Páll Guðmundsson of the Iceland Touring Association, most tourists hiking in the Icelandic highlands are well prepared, but there are always a few that are not. He mentions a couple with their one year old child which got very cold and wet last year, and were ordered to return to the lowland.

Environmental assessment needed before tourist facilities rise in Hveravellir

An assessment report on the environmental impact of tourist facilities at Hveravellir in the Icelandic highlands needs to be reassessed according to laws on environmental assessment.

First Icelandic mountain tracks have been opened for summer

Most of the tracks over the Icelandic highlands are only open during the summer months. The spring weather has been good in Iceland and many of them have already opened, though not all.

25 pictures that show Icelandic highlands as work of art

The Icelandic highlands are known for their sheer beauty. These pictures show how diverse the colours and formations can be. Nature's a work of art.

Kerlingarfjöll in the Icelandic highlands to become a reserve

Kerlingarfjöll Mountains and geothermal area in the highlands is one of Iceland’s natural pearls. Now in the process of being turned into a nature reserve. Earlier there were some ideas of harnessing the geothermal power to make electricity.

Drastic changes planned at Hveravellir, in the Icelandic highlands

There will be drastic changes to the scene of the Hveravellir highland nature reserve, known for its hot springs, over the next few years. Old buildings will be demolished and new buildings, a hotel and other lodging facilities for up to 120 people, will rise on the boarder of the nature reserve.

Iceland or another planet?

A list of photos from Iceland has been trending on Bored Panda under the title, Iceland Photos You Won’t Believe Are From This Planet.