At first I supposed the lava must have streamed forth from this mountain, but soon found that the latter was perfectly smooth on all sides, and terminated in a sharp peak.

The remaining mountains which shut in the valley were also perfectly closed, and I looked in vain for any trace of a crater.
We now reached a small lake, and soon afterwards arrived at a larger one, called Kleinfarvatne.

Both were hemmed in by mountains, which frequently rose abruptly from the waters, leaving no room for the passage of the horses.

We were obliged sometimes to climb the mountains by fearfully dizzy paths; at others to scramble downwards, almost clinging to the face of the rock.

At some points we were even compelled to dismount from our horses, and scramble forward on our hands and knees.