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