Artist’s Paint Pots
Posted by Greta on Sunday Aug 14, 2011 Under TravelsOn July 30th, we went on a hike to see some mud pots that were called Artist’s Paint Pots.
The hike was on a trail, and we walked about half a mile before we actually saw anything. But it was SO worth it. The first thing we saw was a small colorful mud pot. Mud pots are like ponds full of bubbling hot mud, heated by magma under the surface of the earth. The mud in the first mud pot was gray and bubbly, and it was really cool. Then we walked uphill for awhile until we had a great view of the mud pots below. We saw a few geysers, and then we came to something really super duper cool.
Hanging out near "flying hot mud"
There was a blocked-off path and then a sign that said: CAUTION: FLYING HOT MUD. Sure enough, there was a mud pot full of splashing gray mud. We stood there and watched it fly up in the air for, like, ever, and then we finally moved on down the hill after taking about a million pictures and shooting a video too. Down at the bottom of the hill, we saw more geysers and even more mud pots. When we got back To the camper, I was actually a little disappointed; I couldn’t get enough of the beauty! It was definitely a worthy hike! 😀
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August 14th, 2011 at 7:02 pm
Wait. In the picture you don’t look very muddy. Are you meaning to say that you chilled near FLYING MUD and didn’t get dirty at all? :-O The fact that it was hot mud is just an excuse. I’m disappointed. KIDDING! Wow, that sounds cool! Flying mud. I’ll admit I don’t hear stuff like that every day. -repeats to self- Flying mud. Wow. Flying…mud. Wow.