the Geysers

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I recall playing in the snow up in the hills of what is now the Geysers Geothermal Field, that would be circa early 60s, long before the place got all space age with security gates at every road.

back then, it was empty hillsides with hot springs, bubbling cauldrons, the occasional spouting geyser, lots of steam spewing into the air.
now, its the movie set for Blade Runner, or Total Recall, with roaming clouds of nastiness that will take the paint right off your car, or kill you in a heartbeat if you happen to be in the wrong place.

about 20 years ago, one of my neighbors was roughnecking up there on a well site, there was an accident, he slipped and then got knocked into a cauldron, they fished his bones out some while later.

its not nice to fool with Mother Nature

the Geysers

as seen from various places between Lakeport and Kelseyville, just after noon on Wednesday, January 6, 2010

geysers from GBs, late summer of 2010

original art photo by GB, cropped photos by me

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