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New Zealand
New Zealand
volcanoes

New Zealand (AKA 'the Shaky Islands') is on the 'Ring of Fire' - which tends to explain the many earthquakes
these photographs were made in the Wai-O-Tapu "Thermal Wonderland"


devil's coral
Devil's Coral Reef




There are many of these volcanic parks around; probably all worth a visit.
Not such a grand scale as those in the USA or in Patagonia
but smaller is just as beautiful. But here are some NZ mountain views more in that vein:

NZ volcano panorama


Bubbling Mud Pool
mud burst mud burst mud burst

mud burst mud burst mud burst


Lady Knox Geyser
Lady Knox amphitheater

Center stage!
Business as usual: This geyser was discovered by a bunch of working stiffs;
some noble lady heard about it and went to visit it, and graciously lent it her name.
It's supposed to erupt daily at 10:15, at which time the amphitheater is full.
What they don't tell you, it only erupts after the stand-up comedian empties a container of soap into it.


stand-up comedian here I come! thar she blows
the lady dutifully comes and blows
viewfinder viewing soap squirt bored bores
the audience watches her squirting on their viewfinders, gets bored before she's finished, and leaves

The Devil Did It
And now on to more spectacles, all called fancy names like "the Devil's Champagne Pool" and such.
Who cares? here they are called randomly different, just as good (can't be much worse anyway.)
What makes those names so funny is that to the Maori Wai-O-Tapu means "Sacred Waters"
devil's spa devil's hole devil's toilet
devil's spa devil's hole
devil's toilet bowl
devil's pool sulfur devil's hot tub
devil's pool sulphur devil's hot tub
stone waves devil's umph devil's rectum
devil's perm devil's umph devil's rectum
devil's drink devil's drink devil's drink
devils' drinks

that's enuff
'raus mitt das Satan, alreddy

devil's bush



subtle "humor"
devil's bush
two sulphur caves



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