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Geography 1301 - Smith, Keith: Physical Geography: Volcanoes

Photographer Olivier Grunewald had to venture to a remote island in Indonesia to find the surreal sight.

Impressive lava rivers of blue flames.

Sulphuric gases are responsible for creating almost surreal blue streams of lava at Indonesia's Kawah Ijen, a volcano near East Java.

Sulfuric gases escaping into the surface

Sulphuric eruption

Lava of blue flames floating down the volcano.

Lava Diving!

Grunewald had to wear a gas mask gas m at all times!

Lava of blue flames floating down the volcano.

Hot, Dangerous, & Beautiful

Sulfuric gases escaping into the surface.

Good night sleep inside the crater

Hola desde Guanajuato, Mexico (muy bonito!)

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