Personal travel, adventure and photography blog by Thomas Jøhnk
March 2023 - Yo lo hice. I did it. I reached the 6,893 meter / 22,615 feet summit of Ojos del Salado, highest volcano in the world, highest mountain in Chile, second highest mountain in South America. And also second highest mountain in the entire America. Less than hundred meters lower than the highest one,... Continue Reading →
December 2022 - I had twelve days in Atacama de Chile, one of the driest places on earth, to climb volcanoes. I stayed in San Pedro de Atacama throughout my trip. I both planed to and managed to climb five volcanoes, but due to unstable weather and some boarder tension with Bolivia, the five volcanoes... Continue Reading →
September 2022 - After flying around in north eastern Alaska for a week with my friend Michael, my friend flew home to and my dad came over from Denmark. My dad and I then had a week to fly my Cessna 185 back to California, back to Byron inland from San Francisco where I have... Continue Reading →
August 2022 - The eruption at Meradalir, close to Reykjavik and even closer to Keflavik, started on August 3rd, and I happened to have a return ticket to Iceland very early morning on August 4th. I landed in Keflavik half past eight in the morning, got on the bus to Reykjavik where a rental car... Continue Reading →
July 2022 - On a stunning beautiful summer day in Iceland, I finally hiked over Fimmvörðuháls, the ice-free area between the glaciers Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull, from Þórsmörk to Skógafoss. 24 km, 1200 meters up, 1400 meters down, 7 hours including breaks. This trail is one of the most epic trails in Iceland and is part... Continue Reading →
May 2022 - Together with best friend Frode Kjems Uhre I flew my Cessna 185 back to Alaska along Vancouver Island, the western fjords of Canada and southern Alaska. Back in Talkeetna we stayed with nine friends from Denmark and did a few tours with overnight camping. Fly and dive. First two days on our... Continue Reading →
November 2021 - My first trip to US for 19 months, due to the Corona Pandemic. And therefore also my first time with my Cessna 185 for 19 months. So it was really really nice to come back and see that my plane was still in good shape. Thanks to SkyView Aviation in Tracy for... Continue Reading →
October 2021 - My friends Elena and Lennart Wahl visited Iceland for a week, and I visited them for three days during the trip. Weather was just perfect and the old original 1952 Cessna 170 TF-KAF was available. We flew Reykjavik (BIMS) - Holmavik (BIHK) - Gjogur (BIGJ) - Ísafjörður (BIIS) - Reykjavik (BIMS). With... Continue Reading →
August 2021 - Across Iceland in a Land rover Defender together with my good friend Frode Kjems Uhre. My plan was to visit Iceland for this adventure together with my father, but he was too busy so my friend Frode stepped in - he didn't have to think twice. The Land Rover had been booked... Continue Reading →
July 2021 - I have been to Iceland many times, but never for three weeks in one trip. I am a fan of Iceland, I love Iceland, Iceland has so many things to offer. Below I have shared pictures from some of the amazing days I had in Iceland during this visit. Day One -... Continue Reading →
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