We started hiking at 12:00, surrounded by many many tourists.

After a while, the trail diverged from the touristic paths, and became awesome!

We couldn’t stop admiring the highlands…

… the mountains had so many different colors… black, brown, red, pink, green and yellow, with a few white snow patches here and there.

Additionally, the smoke of the geysers was adding a touch of magic to the views.

The last stretch to the hut was also spectacular, as the trail was winding through shiny black lava stones.

As we arrived at the hut, we first focused on our shelter…

… we pitched our tent carefully, facing the wind direction, and proceeded with placing additional stones to our wall.

We were so worried about a potential windy night and wanted maximal precaution :)