Showing posts with the label Hot Spring

Homestead Crater

Nov 4, 2016

The Homestead Caldera, known locally as "The Crater", is a natural hot spring hidden inside a 55-foot tall, beehive-shaped limesto...

The Smoking Hot Springs of Beppu, Japan

Jun 23, 2016

The Japanese island of Kyushu is a hotbed of geothermal activity, thanks to the country’s most active volcano Mt Aso, that the island is hom...

The Boiling River of Mayantuyacu, Peru

Feb 20, 2016

Deep in the Amazon rainforest, in Mayantuyacu, Peru, flows a river so hot its water actually boils. The locals call it “Shanay-timpishka” wh...

The Bath Tubs of Mystic Hot Springs

Dec 28, 2015

At Mystic Hot Springs in Monroe, Utah, hot water comes out from deep underground at a scalding 75 degrees degrees Celsius at a rate of about...

Uunartoq Hot Springs in Greenland

Jan 1, 2015

Hot springs are abundant in South Greenland, but the island of Uunartoq is home to the only hot springs in the country that are warm enough ...

The Snow Monkeys of Jigokudani

Dec 6, 2014

Jigokudani is located in the valley of the Yokoyu River, in Nagano Prefecture, in Japan, at an elevation of 850 meters. Literally “hell’s va...

Blue Lagoon Geothermal Spa in Iceland

Jul 25, 2013

The Blue Lagoon geothermal spa is one of the most visited attractions in Iceland, and easily the most photographed. The spa is located in a ...

10 Beautiful Hot Springs of Yellowstone National Park

Feb 11, 2013

Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, the USA, is one of the most geothermically active regions in the planet. Half of the world's all g...

Artificially Heated Nautholsvik Geothermal Beach, Iceland

Jan 7, 2013

In Iceland the sea is normally far too cold to tempt swimmers, but at Nautholsvik bay in Reykjavik, the capital city of Iceland, a thermal b...