ÖSKJUHLÍÐ - MIÐBORG
Öskjuhlíð is an urban park in Iceland located not far from downtown Reykjavik, east of the airport and north of the Fossvogur, a small bay. At its centre is Perlan, former geothermal water reservoirs converted into a tourist and cultural site. Just to the south is Strókur, an artificial geyser.
this is where the sound has been recorded.
A snow day is always a good day.
It's the signal for me to put on my warmest clothes and go on an adventure, in search of a place that will reveal its sonic secrets.
I had already done some scouting in Öskjuhlíð before this snowy day. By day but also by night. It must be said that the presence of trees in Iceland never goes unnoticed, so when they are numerous enough to form what could look like a forest, it's definitely a tourist attraction.
Covering a hill, Öskjuhlíð is criss-crossed by several small paths whose mysterious and sometimes even eerie appearance varies depending on when you walk through them (at night, it's a whole other world).
What is most exhilarating is to realise that you are walking on immaculate snow and that your footprints will be the first to disturb this harmony. Your only competitors are the birds and a few rabbits brave enough to leave the den in this weather.
It is by venturing off the beaten track that I finally found places that satisfied me. Here the wind seems to struggle to make itself sound threatening as it travels between the tree trunks. And the snowflakes, more like miniature hailstones, bring a crackling sound when they hit an obstacle.
And ironically, it's easy to feel lost among the trees and imagine yourself in the middle of a Scandinavian taiga, but the few steps that were enough to lose you are enough to get you back to civilisation.
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