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Steam rising from some hot springs not too far from the Biscuit Basin area of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. The really amazing thing to me as I hiked around various parts of the park was the abundance and diversity of awesome geological features such as geysers, hot springs, fumaroles, terraces and other formations.
Yes it was foggy, misty and raining the whole time we were in the Arenal Volcano area of Costa Rica, but given the active thermal energy of the area, there were also lots and lots of "Hot Springs". I discovered that when you are soaking in 103 degree Fahrenheit water, with a tasty beverage by your side, there is something fantastic about allowing the mist to envelope you like a shroud.
Not to mention the gorgeous inky colors you can get off the water! Three more in the comments, forgive me I took a lot of these. :-)))
Archive winter 2011-2012
Snow Monkeys in Jigokudani Yaen-koen (Hell's valley). Nagano Japan.
地獄谷温泉 ニホンザル.
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Archive winter 2011-2012
Snow Monkeys in Jigokudani Yaen-koen (Hell's valley). Nagano Japan.
地獄谷温泉 ニホンザル.
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Another splash from Geysir . Hot rocks beneath the earth surface in volcanic active areas heat the pressurized water located around hot rocks to boiling point and causes the water and steam spray out of the springs.
Yellowstone : extensive mass of travertine terraces that have been forming over thousands of years. Travertine is a crystalline limestone that forms in mineral springs saturated with dissolved calcium carbonate (CaCO3).
This hotspring area, which is situated some 15 km from the national park and major tourist attraction, *Mývatn*, is a part of the *Krafla* volcanic area. Its main crater is the so called *Víti* (which in Icelandic means "hell" :-) ).
The Krafla area also includes *Námafjall*, a spectacular geothermal area with boiling mud pools and steaming fumaroles. The Námafjall, which is just East of Mývatn, is crossed by *Road One*, the national highway. It is a _must-stop_ if you happen to be on the road there (see pics in my *HOT Iceland* set - Link to the right).
The most recent, but rather harmless volcanic activity in the Krafla area occurred between 1975 and 1984. It included all-in-all nine volcanoes (!)
Between 1724–29, a huge eruption in the area occurred, during which many fissures vents opened up. The lava fountains were so big that they could be seen [almost certainly only against the night sky] in the south of Iceland, i.e. around 200km away - Krafla is in Iceland's northern part.
The lava flow destroyed three farms in the Mývatn area.
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The 1975-84 eruptions interrupted some of the Krafla _drill fields_ that had, at that time, just recently been opened in an attempt to exploit some of the immense geothermal energy.
During these events a large magma chamber emerged, whose existence has been verified by the analysis of seismic activity in the area.
Since 1977 the Krafla area has been the source of the geothermal energy exploitation used by a 60 MWe power station.
A survey inspection undertaken in 2006 indicated very high temperatures at depths of between 3 and 5 km. These findings have led to the development of the first well from the Iceland Deep Drilling Project (IDDP), that found magma only 2.1 km deep.
~Wikipedia~
Jan. 30, 2014
Nozawaonsen Japan
Leica M6 + Leitz Summicron 50 F2 DR
Eastman Double-X 5222 iso250
D-96 process
Film scanned by Nikon D800 with AF60mm Micro
'White Bone' Onsen (hot spring), named for the milky blue white minerals that make this water so great. It snowed later while we were soaking here.
The Lake Mývatn Nature Baths (Jarðböðin), in Iceland, is a fresh water, natural bathing site, with temperatures around 96-104 degrees Fahrenheit (36-40 Celsius). The water was perfect when it was well below freezing outside. Getting from the changing rooms to the hot water without freezing was the trick. Fortunately, they had a sauna in the middle to warm up in before hitting the water!