Absolutely puzzled by this tree's growth.
We arrived at the hot springs
Nothing more than a rock pool.
I had to find its steaming source
This algae coats everything where the warm water runs.
The warm tropical steam has given this grass a long head start on the growing season.
The convergence of warm and cold water is clearly evident.
These webs covered everything along the banks. I thought they were some kind of slime mold. But later I discovered that some type of spider was in fact creating these.
There was at least this one species of grass which was growing in the hot water.
The slimy algae felt pretty neat.
I was dumb enough to dip my foot into this, the source. I will not be doing that again.
A fixer upper.
I decided to walk the beach back to my house from the lodge I had been working at. The lodge is about 2 miles past the end of the road system so I followed the beach for most of the way. This is just some cool lichen growing on quartz.
Crossing these falls without the water going over my boots took some skill.