Photos from hot mud pools around Rotorua

Hot fumarolic gases, groundwater and sediment combine in many geothermal ares around Rotorua to form some spectacular mud pools and mud volcanoes. «Frozen in time» they look like surrealistic sculptures. Photos from the Waitapu geothermal area.

Photos from hot mud pools around Rotorua
Photos from hot mud pools around Rotorua
Photos from hot mud pools around Rotorua
Photos from hot mud pools around Rotorua
Photos from hot mud pools around Rotorua
Photos from hot mud pools around Rotorua
Photos from hot mud pools around Rotorua
Photos from hot mud pools around Rotorua
Photos Jürg Alean