Photographer: Josh Eckels
Cloudy and rainy day, so redirecting toward Rotarua
Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland overlook
Trickle of minerally water
Hot river
The very green Lake Ngakoro
Lake Ngakoro
Sulfur and iron oxide hills
Bubbling mud pits
In the trees by the lake
Crusty and oozing
Another small pit
Just below boiling water
Champaign Pool overlook
Decked out in green
Champaign Pool
More salty flats
Orange and red
Sulfur wafts
In the shallows
A bit of clear sky
Small sulfur vents
Yellow splotches
Tiny terraces
Delicate slimes and crusts
Geothermal power in the background
Champaign Pool steaming
Traversing the pool
Orange crust in the shallow water
Stinky breezes
White, orange, and green (flipped Irish flag)
Last glimpse of the Champaign Pool
Extra green pool
Looks like radioactive sludge
Thinking about taking a dip
Boiling mud
Careful steps
Sulfur crystals
Slightly lighter sulfur formations
Unearthed items from the Buried Village
Into the formerly buried area
Some ash flows moved, others still in place
Maori home
Stonehouse
Quick stop at the falls
Wairere Falls
Wairere Falls
Lower part of Wairere Falls
Into the Polynesian Spa
Worm acquired
Private pool area
Checking out the shore of Lake Taupo
Lake Taupo shoreline
Pumice everywhere
Late afternoon light
Pretty weeds
Black swans approaching
The shy swan
The not-so-shy swan
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