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Trailhead sign near the visitor center.
Ascending the metal grate path.
Wildflowers along the way.
Crossing over a wooden bridge.
More steps leading up the mountain.
Hundafoss.
The profile of Kristínartindar (1,126 meters).
Svartifoss.
Long basalt columns.
A bridge over the stream from Svartifoss.
Continuing on the trail to Sjónarnípá.
Crossing wooden platforms and duck boards.
A portion of the Vatnajökull Glacier.
Crossing some glacial runoff.
Heading toward Sjónarnípá.
Skaftafellsjökull.
Overlooking the base of Skaftafellsjökull.
The proglacial lake at the base of Skaftafellsjökull.
The wooden post indicating the path down.
Tributaries that lead to the ocean.
The trail along the eastern cliff face.
Descending through birch scrub in Hrútagil.