Kizimen Volcano erupting, January 2011
Snow-covered Kronotsky and the Pacific Coast. Kronotsky Volcano, with its near perfect cone, is connected to the cold waters of the Pacific by the Kronotskaya River
A lone larch watches over the frozen landscape of Kamchatka with the cone of Kronotsky Volcano rising in the backdrop
The floor of the caldera of Uzon Volcano puckers with mini volcanoes
The snowy ridge of the Taunshitz Volcano rises behind the rim of the caldera of the Uzon Volcano in June
Kronotsky Volcano and river
Kronotsky Volcano and foggy forest
Krasheninnikov Volcano and Kronotsky Lake
Krasheninnikov Volcano, named after the explorer, as seen from the coastal tundra
Steams bursts from the many fissures of the Uzon Caldera, here in October colors
Ducks beneath Kronotsky Volcano
Hot mud pots in Uzon Caldera
Autumn on the Kronotsky-Bogachevsky lagoon
Kronotsky Volcano in autumn
Kronotsky Volcano and Kronotskaya River
In summer bears often go to the thermal field in Uzon Caldera for relief from swarms of bugs
Dalnee (Far) Lake is still covered with ice in the Uzon Caldera in July
Hot mud pots in Uzon Caldera
Yellow sediments on a thermal field in Uzon Caldera
Eastern thermal field in Uzon Caldera
Bubbles in a hotspring in Uzon Caldera
The only geyser in Uzon Caldera, which began functioning in 2008 and was named Turbid Geyser
The surroundings of Kizimen Volcano covered in ash in March 2011
Kizimen Volcano during its eruption, January 2011
A full moon over Kikhpinch Volcano
Fall colors on the Kronotskaya tundra by the lower Kronotskaya River with Kronotsky Volcano
Khryukinka River in autumn with Kronotsky Volcano
Lava outcrops on the shore of Kronotskoye Lake with Kronotsky Volcano
Unana Volcano as seen from Kronotskoye Lake
The twin summit of Krasheninnikov Volcano with Kronotskoye Lake and Kronotsky Volcano in the background
Craters on the summit of Krasheninnikov Volcano
Krasheninnikov Volcano as seen from the lower Kronotskaya River
Khryukinka River during a low-blowing snowstorm
The Tikhaya River doesn't freeze in winter and is the only river in the reserve with a slow current, flowing through coastal tundra
Meteorologist Creek with Kronotsky Volcano
Boiling mud forms new images with each puff of gas released in the Uzon Caldera
Mud swirls. Clay heated from the depths of the Uzon Volcano forms rhythmic patterns
Heat from volcanic depths makes for intersting formations in the caldera of the Uzon Volcano
Miniature volcanoes. Small cones emit steam from the depths of the caldera of the Uzon Volcano
Thermal waters rise from a spring rimmed with a colony of thionic bacteria in the caldera of the Uzon Volcano in June
The ridge of the Taunshitz Volcano rises behind the rim of the caldera of the Uzon Volcano in July
July in the caldera of the Uzon Volcano
Uzon Caldera at dawn. The first rays of sunshine light up the summit of Uzon. Beyond it can be seen the two-headed peak of Taunshitz Volcano
Dalnee (Far) Lake is still covered with ice in the Uzon Caldera in July
A hot spring in the Uzon Caldera spews a large range of chemical elements
A hot spring ringed by thermophilic bacteria is one of many unique phenomena in the vast caldera of the Uzon Volcano
The perfect cone of Kronotsky Volcano is visible everywhere in the reserve. The frozen edge of Kronotskoye Lake is in the foreground
Snow still covers much of the Taunshitz Volcano in June