During the Easter holiday I  stayed in the family hut which is located deep in the Valley Norðurárdalur in Borgarfjörður in West-Iceland. Most of the time the weather was bad so I spent the time writing an article about the surroundings and it´s history.

The photo above is the view to the northwest from out hut. It was shot two years ago in October when winter was closing in. The mountain on the far left is Baula. It´s 936,6 m high. The mountain next to Baula is Mælifell (Measure mountain). There are eight mountains that have the same name. Then it´s Baulusandur (Baula´s sand), Litla Baula (Little Baula) and Skildingafell. It´s not that hard to climb Baula. I did that in 1993 with my wife and I can tell you that the view from the top is magnificent.

The next photo is the view to th northeast. The valley is called Sanddalur (The Sand Valley). In the old days there used to be three farms in the valley but now there are only few summer houses. The highest mountain is on the right site of the valley. It is called Tröllakirkja (Trolley Church). The stories tell that the trolleys gatherd around this mountain to discuss what they should do about all this humans that had recently moved to this country.

The last photo is the farm which is close to our hut. It is called Krókur. The river is Norðurá a famous salmon river.

If you want to read the whole story visit my web. Here it is.