Just below the Arctic Circle, where the summer sun shines 21 hours a day, the East Glacial River offers rafters a journey over waterfalls and through phosphorescent green pools. Mark Sundeen, who has worked as a river guide in Utah and Alaska, writes in the New York Times travel section about the magical blue water that literally flows from a melting glacier for three months each year. Here’s what he says: "Overhead the cliff walls leaned toward the center, threatening to close
up and seal out the narrow strip of sky. We passed gnarled, dark caves
from which I was sure an elf might an any moment emerge. At times the
gorge narrowed to about 10 feet wide, and the brilliant water surged
and swirled in whirlpools as it rushed along, without beaches or slack
water…The rapids came quickly…" Clearly, Sundeen’s prose is wonderful, but the best was to appreciate the unearthly beauty of the place is to click through the slide show that the Times thoughtfully provides. Read more. See slides.
Health, fitness and lifestyle tips for people over 50 who still like to play hard
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Rafting
Rafting is one of extreme kinds of sport, becomed popular at the mid 1980’s. Rafing utilizing a raft (inflatable boat) to navigate a river. Usually it is done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water.
Pretty cool to read about boating in Iceland! Its such a rarity to hear about that particular area, let alone boating there!
http://www.lostpaddlerafting.com
I agree with Jim. Iceland is not that popular in terms of water rafting. However, I checked out the pictures and indeed a nice place to have an outdoor adventure. They have a wonderful view and pretty sure the water is as cold as ice. Thank you for posting this blog.