Jump In

Yet another photo from Rotorua. This one is from the geothermal park Wai-O-Tapu. Nothing too special about this image, but I like the way the blue waters contrast with the orange all around it and the way the steam is engulfing the viewpoint above it (in the trees). Well, I am off to class, but hopefully I'll get a chance to write more later... if not, I know you can wait until tomorrow.

Watch Your Step

So, I am posting today's photo way late, but I decided that since 99.37% of the people who check this blog are in the states, it didn't really matter (it's still tomorrow for y'all). Anyway, I took this photo at the Wai-o-Tapu Geothermal Wonderland (I didn't make up the wonderland part, I promise). It was really cool. Not nearly as large as Yellowstone but it had it's own wonders to offer. It was crazy to see huge trees growing within inches of over 100 degree (celcius) water. Also, New Zealand is not like the States... you could get as close as you wanted (though there were a few warning signs), but we decided to maintain a good distance - no need to risk my life before I've gotten a chance to skydive and bungy jump (I had to mom). I was also amazed at the steam coming from every part of the ground, even on the drive to and from the park we passed farm land that had geothermal activity just right off the side of the road... it was crazy (one of the free city parks also had numrous geothermal pools... most of which you could try for yourself). It was a really fun day and I really enjoyed learning about the formation of it all in comparison to Yellowstone and learning about the impact of the eruption of Mt Tarawera. However, I will say that the smell of sulphur has stayed with me far too long...


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Just Chillin

I took this photo on a geology field trip freshman year. We camped for a week outside of Moab,UT and spent time in Arches National Park as well as Canyonlands National Park. This was taken when we hiked up to Delicate Arch right before sunset, the two guys in the photograph were in my class. It wasn't staged, they just chose a good spot to rest for a bit.