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Brown bears Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

Bear and Geyser. Kamchatka

Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

Geyser River in steam

Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

The Velikan (Giant) Geyser (2006)

Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

Velikan Geyser in May 2006

Carpets of my Motherland Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

This opaline siliceous deposit forms around hot springs in the Valley of the Geysers

Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

Red clays bubble and boil, revealing underground volcanic activity in the Valley of the Geysers

Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

A spiky ridge formed of volcanic tuff borders the Valley of the Geysers

Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

Zhemchuzhny (Pearl) Geyser blows steam in the Valley of the Geysers

Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

The Geyser River flows through the Valley of the Geysers, cloaked in fall colors

Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

A thermal lake, formed in the central part of the Valley of the Geysers after the landslide of June 3, 2007. Taken in July 2007

Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

Evening in the Valley of the Geysers during the eruption of Velikan Geyser. July 2007

Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

Geyser Lake on a pleasant morning. July 2007

Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

Hot water flowing from geysers creates a favorable environment a variety of colorful alga in Kamchatka's Valley of the Geysers

Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

Death Valley, known for its noxious gases capable of killing animals, is situated at the foot of Kikhpinich Volcano

Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

On windless days, steam covers the the floor of the Valley of the Geysers. the volcano to the left is Zubchatka, part of Bolshoy Semyachik

Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

This hot waterfall, which is ephemeral in nature due to the fact that the water comes from an erupting geyser above, is colored by heat-loving bacteria

Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

The first two cascades of the Troinoy (Triple) Waterfall on Geyser River resemble an hourglass (2004)

Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

Грязевой котел Восьмерка в Долине Гейзеров

Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

Autumn colors make stone birch trees blush in the Valley of the Geysers in October

Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

A bear neaer the Malachite Grotte in the Valley of the Geysers (2006)

Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

A May snowfall coats hot kettles and birch trees in new snow

Plants-Flowers Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

A bracken fern sprouts from under the soil warmed by volcanic heat in the Valley of the Geysers

Plants-Flowers Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

Keyflower orchids (Dactylorhiza aristata) bloom earlier in the warmth of the Valley of the Geysers than in other parts of Kronotsky Nature Reserve