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LONE ROCK
CREATED BY #62321
LONE ROCK IS A PAIR OF SOLITARY ROCK FORMATIONS – ARNARDRANGUR AND LÁSADRANGUR – RISING DIRECTLY FROM THE BLACK BEACH AT THE FOOT OF HJÖRLEIFSHÖFÐI, ON THE MÝRDALSSANDUR PLAIN, ABOUT 15 KM EAST OF VÍK. THESE TALL ROCK COLUMNS HAVE A DISTINCTIVE BASALT COMPOSITION AND CONTRAST SHARPLY WITH THE SURROUNDING BLACK SAND, CREATING A UNIQUE LANDSCAPE THAT OFTEN ATTRACTS THE ATTENTION OF PHOTOGRAPHERS.
ARNARDRANGUR AND LÁSADRANGUR ARE REMNANTS OF A BASALT FORMATION SHAPED BY SUBGLACIAL ERUPTIONS – SO-CALLED PALAGONITE TUFF – WHICH FORMED HJÖRLEIFSHÖFÐI AS AN ORIGINAL ISLAND. AS A RESULT OF SUCCESSIVE JÖKULHLAUP (GLACIAL WATERFALLS) AND THE DEPOSITION OF SAND AND GRAVEL, THESE ROCKS REMAINED IN PLACE AS ISOLATED PILLARS IN A BLACK DESERT.
ACCESS AND TRAILS
ACCESS TO LONE ROCK IS VERY EASY – YOU CAN WALK THERE FROM THE PARKING LOT AT YODA CAVE (GÝGJAGJÁ). THE WALK ALONG THE BEACH IS ABOUT 1–1.5 KM EACH WAY, DEPENDING ON YOUR STARTING POINT AND THE APPROACH YOU CHOOSE. HOWEVER, CAUTION IS ADVISED – IN FOGGY CONDITIONS OR WHITEOUT, IT IS EASY TO GET LOST AMONG THE FORMATIONS.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS: THE ROCK PILLARS AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF BLACK SAND AND THE MIGHTY HJÖRLEIFSHÖFÐI CREATE AN IMPRESSIVE LANDSCAPE COMPOSITION, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING OR EVENING LIGHT
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CONTRAST WITH REYNISDRANGAR: A FEW MILES FROM LONELY ROCK ARE THE FAMOUS REYNISDRANGAR FORMATIONS – HOWEVER, LONE ROCK REMAINS ON THE MAINLAND AND OFFERS A MORE RUGGED, UNINHABITED ATMOSPHERE.
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PEACE AND QUIET: THANKS TO THE LACK OF OFFICIAL TOURIST INFRASTRUCTURE (E.G., GROUP TOURS), THE AREA RETAINS ITS INTIMATE CHARACTER, NESTLED BETWEEN VAST NATURAL SURROUNDINGS.
SEASON AND TERRAIN CONDITIONS
LONE ROCK IS ACCESSIBLE ALL YEAR ROUND, BUT IN WINTER, WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY CAN CAUSE DIFFICULTIES, ESPECIALLY WHEN CLIMBING ON BLACK VOLCANIC SAND, WHICH BECOMES TREACHEROUS IN SNOW AND FOG. IN SUMMER, HOWEVER, THE TERRAIN IS IDEAL FOR BOTH INDIVIDUAL TOURISTS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS.
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IN “DIAMOND HEART,” THE RUGGED LANDSCAPE OF LONE ROCK PERFECTLY MATCHES THE ATMOSPHERE OF A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN THE HISTORY OF WORLD OF WALKER.
IT IS THIS SOLITARY ROCK FORMATION THAT BECOMES ONE OF THE FIRST OBJECTS SCANNED BY THE WALKERS USING DRONES—A SYMBOLIC BEGINNING TO THEIR MISSION TO REBUILD THE WORLD.
