Kronotsky Zapovednik

Michael Melford

Freelance

Bronzed in fall, ferns that surround a steaming mud pot in Uzon Caldera risk a scorching from spatter. Come spring, though, they’ll get an early start at growing as the heat quickly melts away winter’s thick cover of snow. Large mud pot at Uzon Caldera, Kronotsky Zapovednik, Kamchatka, Russia-MM7646

Michael Melford, "Kronotsky Zapovednik," in POYi Archive, Item #41830, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/41830 (accessed November 22, 2024).