The Iceland Trek
So You Want to Ride Iceland
You asked how to go on a trek. Here is the real prep nobody tells you before you book. Accommodations and the one-shower truth, the terrain, the weight limit, food,...
So You Want to Ride Iceland
You asked how to go on a trek. Here is the real prep nobody tells you before you book. Accommodations and the one-shower truth, the terrain, the weight limit, food,...
Base Camp: Siglufjörður
Every night, a herring town at the end of the road. Every morning, the drive south to the horses. Where my sister and I stayed for Landsmót. Take the tour.
Base Camp: Siglufjörður
Every night, a herring town at the end of the road. Every morning, the drive south to the horses. Where my sister and I stayed for Landsmót. Take the tour.
The Horses Have a University
The horses have a university. And I am standing in it. A dispatch from Hólar, where Iceland trains the world's Icelandic horsemanship specialists on ground that has been a school...
The Horses Have a University
The horses have a university. And I am standing in it. A dispatch from Hólar, where Iceland trains the world's Icelandic horsemanship specialists on ground that has been a school...
Inside an Icelandic Grocery Store (No, I Didn't...
A grocery run in northern Iceland. Walls of skyr, licorice in everything, bread baked in the ground, and the one question every horse person gets asked. Answered.
Inside an Icelandic Grocery Store (No, I Didn't...
A grocery run in northern Iceland. Walls of skyr, licorice in everything, bread baked in the ground, and the one question every horse person gets asked. Answered.
Midges. A Waterfall. Friends at the Fence.
Some days Iceland hands you everything at once — the good, the beautiful, and the biting. Midges, a waterfall, and a fence full of curious horses on the Eldhestar trek.
Midges. A Waterfall. Friends at the Fence.
Some days Iceland hands you everything at once — the good, the beautiful, and the biting. Midges, a waterfall, and a fence full of curious horses on the Eldhestar trek.
Behind the Scenes at Eldhestar
Come behind the barn doors at Eldhestar, Iceland's "volcano horses." Meet the herd, the famous tölt, and the people who've been running riding tours near Reykjavík since 1986.
Behind the Scenes at Eldhestar
Come behind the barn doors at Eldhestar, Iceland's "volcano horses." Meet the herd, the famous tölt, and the people who've been running riding tours near Reykjavík since 1986.