Pohutu Geyser, in Te Puia Thermal Reserve, Rotorua, New Zealand, originally uploaded by LeeLeFever_TwinF.

Rotorua, along with being the most visited places in New Zealand, has steam rising from unexpected places, as it sits upon a hotspot, like Hawaii and Yellowstone. Our campground even has thermal baths and boiling mud - the campsites are "self heated".

This morning we saw some full frontal thermal activity Te Puia Thermal Reserve, including a short wait to see the eruption of the famous Pohutu Geyser which was worth it. The reserve cost $25NZ per person and we thought it was a good value and realized we were a bit spoiled by Yellowstone, which is more expansive and dramatic. Still, Te Puia was a good value.

That's me taking other photos in the foreground.