The last eruption in 1783 left a vast swath of globular lava formations. Over 200 years later, moss has covered the rock, creating a soft otherworldly terrain.
![Laki lava field](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/697/21612401468_b8ccb9d145_c.jpg)
![Laki lava field](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/740/21774199716_fd141f5da8_c.jpg)
The lava field stretches as far as the eye can see in every direction.
![Laki lava field](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/741/21788772702_f7b7f65d6e_c.jpg)
It's a quiet place, the only sound being the wind.
![Laki lava field](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/601/21810144171_c781d6f7de_c.jpg)
The mossy stones look like comfy pillows...
![Laki lava field](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/730/21612832718_6b3a4e7f92_c.jpg)
200-year old moss close up:
![200-year old moss](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/654/21179150053_244ae56db4_c.jpg)
By contrast, a geometric formation is revealed not far away at Reynisfjara beach.
![Reynisfjara Beach](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5711/21612096130_16daa10b78_c.jpg)
Basalt columns jut out of a black pebble beach...
![Reynisfjara Beach](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/651/21809363831_1b278f262e_c.jpg)
...and fan out to form a cave.
![Reynisfjara Beach](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/647/21788065672_a185e576b5_c.jpg)
Nature's hectagon:
![Basalt hexagon](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/714/21612828579_701f1abb54_c.jpg)
The columns then take a dramatic turn, swirling inward like a stone kaleidoscope.
![Reynisfjara Beach](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/758/21176716944_4d230cc29a_c.jpg)
I've never seen anything quite like this.
![Reynisfjara Beach](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5817/21799709625_9e171c9541_c.jpg)
More to come...
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