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One early morning we drove to Hayden Valley and found it shrouded in fog. As we approached the Mud Volcano area we found our first buffalo herd. We stopped to watch and photograph as the sun rose, burning off the fog.
once a volcano, now a pool of bubbling, muddy water (actual color below)
extra eeriness & color added by Avenue in Aviary
Dragon's Mouth Spring
The name of Yellowstone National Park's "Mud Volcano" feature and the surrounding area is misleading; it consists of hot springs, mud pots and fumaroles, rather than a true mud volcano. Depending upon the precise definition of the term mud volcano, the Yellowstone formation could be considered a hydrothermal mud volcano cluster. The feature is much less active than in its first recorded description, although the area is quite dynamic. Yellowstone is an active geothermal area with a magma chamber near the surface, and active gases are chiefly steam, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide. However, there are some Mud Volcanoes and Mud Geysers elsewhere in Yellowstone. One, the "Vertically Gifted Cyclic Mud Pot" sometimes acts as a geyser, throwing mud up to 30 feet high.
Yellowstone National Park
Everyone knows volcanoes, but have you ever seen a volcano which instead of hot lava spits out cold gooey mud? These can be found near Gobustan (Qobustan), a settlement situated 64km southwest of Baku, Azerbaijan.
Read more: hitchhikershandbook.com/2012/05/17/mud-volcanoes-gobustan...
Black Dragon's Caldron is one of the mud pots or mud volcanoes that can be found along the Mud Volcano Trail in Yellowstone National Park.
The photo was taken in August 1980.
HANGLAJ YATRA is the most sacred visit that the Hindu community living in Pakistan and around the globe perform every year and which activity takes place in Baluchistan, some 280 kilometers away from Karachi.
Earlier this ritual was comprising over 13 stopovers (پڑاؤ) and 25 Pujas ( تیرتھہ استھان) which have limited nowadays to only 3 stopovers (پڑاؤ) and 7 Pujas ( تیرتھہ استھان).
The one inset here is the 2nd one stopover (پڑاؤ) of this YATRA and is called CHANDAR KHUP which is 300 feet highest volcanic muddy mountain which erupts mud out of its crater. According to Hindu belief it is named after lord Shiva and the Hindu community visit this place and perform PUJA and rituals by which they throw coconut, beetle nuts, coins and others things to keep this eruption calm.
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The devotees are performing rituals around crater of LORD SHANKARA mountain.
Within a radius of about 1 kilometer, there exist three volcanic muddy mountains which all are considered sanctified by the Hindu followers and are named after LORD SHIVA, LORD PARVATI and LORD SHANKARA (the one seen here is for LORD SHANKARA).
HINGLAJ YATRA is the most sacred visit that the Hindu community living in Pakistan and around the globe perform every year and which activity takes place in Baluchistan, some 280 kilometers away from Karachi.
Earlier this ritual was comprising over 13 stopovers (پڑاؤ) and 25 Pujas ( تیرتھہ استھان) which have limited nowadays to only 3 stopovers (پڑاؤ) and 7 Pujas ( تیرتھہ استھان).
The one inset here is the 2nd one stopover (پڑاؤ) of this YATRA and is called CHANDAR KHUP which is 300 feet highest volcanic muddy mountain which erupts mud out of its crater. According to Hindu belief it is named after lord Shiva and the Hindu community visit this place and perform PUJA and rituals by which they throw coconut, beetle nuts, coins and others things to keep this eruption calm.
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“Where mud breathes and steam roars—this basin carries the hush of Yellowstone in every bubble and belch.”
Mud Volcano is one of Yellowstone’s most dynamic and acidic geothermal areas, known for its bubbling mudpots, roaring steam vents, and sulfur-rich springs. Located near Hayden Valley, it offers a visceral experience of the park’s volcanic power and microbial chemistry.
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~Sonja
In May 2006, an eruption of mud began to flow in Sdoarjo Indonesia. The cause of the mud volcano is still disputed, with some theories blaming the drilling of a natural gas well by PT Lapindo Brantas, and others attributing the flow to a distant earthquake. In any case, the mud flow is the largest mud volcano in the world, spewing 180,000 cubic meters of mud per day, and is expected to continue to flow for another 25-30 years. With the eruption, 40,000 villagers were displaced and 20 were killed.
About a decade after the disaster began, these statues were placed to commemorate the lives lost and the lives interrupted. Today, the mud continues to flow.
Taken at Latitude/Longitude:-7.527064/112.703939. km (Map link)
Near Soufriere and the Pitons on St. Lucia, is the world's only 'drive-in volcano'. It is the caldera of the dormant Qualibou volcano.
In the center of the caldera are small mud volcanoes and sulfur springs. If you have the time, you can soak in the mud baths.
By the way, Soufriere means 'sulfur air'. Quite appropriate, as the sulfur smell is quite strong.
Dragon's Mouth Spring is one of the mud pots or mud volcanoes that can be found along the Mud Volcano Trail in Yellowstone National Park.
The photo was taken in August 1980. Since then, the surging action has drecreased.
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There is a collection of wildly varied-looking pools downhill from several major springs in the Mud Volcano geothermal area; the pools are unnamed (perhaps they change character too often for a name to survive). I think they're fed by runoff, precipitation, and possibly from their own underwater seeps. Most are bubbling gently, indicating gases, like carbon dioxide - arising from vents underneath them. In some cases they're rimmed by colorful plant life and between some of them, mature trees flourishh.
Steam in the distance is emanating from Dragon's Mouth Spring.
A happy family is returning after performing the due rituals at the SHIVA CHANDAR KHUP.
HANGLAJ YATRA is the most sacred visit that the Hindu community living in Pakistan and around the globe perform every year and which activity takes place in Baluchistan, some 280 kilometers away from Karachi.
Earlier this ritual was comprising over 13 stopovers (پڑاؤ) and 25 Pujas ( تیرتھہ استھان) which have limited nowadays to only 3 stopovers (پڑاؤ) and 7 Pujas ( تیرتھہ استھان).
The one inset here is the 2nd one stopover (پڑاؤ) of this YATRA and is called CHANDAR KHUP which is 300 feet highest volcanic muddy mountain which erupts mud out of its crater. According to Hindu belief it is named after lord Shiva and the Hindu community visit this place and perform PUJA and rituals by which they throw coconut, beetle nuts, coins and others things to keep this eruption calm.
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Please don't copy, edit or use this image on websites, blogs or other media. However if you are interested in using any of my images, please feel free to contact with me.
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There is a collection of wildly varied-looking pools downhill from several major springs in the Mud Volcano geothermal area; the pools are unnamed (perhaps they change character too often for a name to survive). I think they're fed by runoff, precipitation, and possibly from their own underwater seeps. Most are bubbling gently, indicating gases, like carbon dioxide - arising from vents underneath them. In some cases they're rimmed by colorful plant life and between some of them, mature trees flourish
Aerial photograph of the southeastern end of the Salton Sea, Imperial Valley, Imperial County, California. Included in this view to the northwest are: the 'classic' mud volcano site (near lower right), the Alamo River, Reds Island (left side, midfield), and Millet Island (right of center, middle of image); in the distance are Bombay Beach (with note) and Hot Spring Creek. This is image shows the setting of my postings of ten images of mud plumes, which extend from Mullet Island to approximately right side of image.
Dragon's Mouth Spring
The name of Yellowstone National Park's "Mud Volcano" feature and the surrounding area is misleading; it consists of hot springs, mud pots and fumaroles, rather than a true mud volcano. Depending upon the precise definition of the term mud volcano, the Yellowstone formation could be considered a hydrothermal mud volcano cluster. The feature is much less active than in its first recorded description, although the area is quite dynamic. Yellowstone is an active geothermal area with a magma chamber near the surface, and active gases are chiefly steam, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide. However, there are some Mud Volcanoes and Mud Geysers elsewhere in Yellowstone. One, the "Vertically Gifted Cyclic Mud Pot" sometimes acts as a geyser, throwing mud up to 30 feet high.
Yellowstone National Park