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Empty freight cars in the middle of nowhere
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A sign points vaguely into the semi-arid desert
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This is Azerbaijan- an oil installation cannot be too far away
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The mud volcanoes look rather nondescript from a distance
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Getting here was no fun at all
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Drying out- I was wonder where that bubbling noise was coming from
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Video- mystery solved- this was where all that bubbling noise was coming from
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A still shot of the bubbling mud volcano
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I was surprised the Caspian Sea was this close!
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Sea water and subterranean gas is what makes these mud volcanoes come alive
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From this angle the mud volcanoes simply look like mounds of earth
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Signs of recent activity
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Love the perfectly meandering path carved out by the flowing mud
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This was the smallest of the mud volcanoes
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Interesting patterns made by the drying mud
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A larger vehicle then came in with several tourists on board
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Exposure is completely off here- taken with the iPhone
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This is the largest of the mud volcanoes
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The guide of that group briefs his charge about the mud volcanoes
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More signs of recent activity
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The tourists from the bus move in for a closer look
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Video- Another bubbling mud volcano- the mud has cosmetic properties
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Video- the ones with more water in them are relatively safe
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Some eye candy in that harsh semi desert- and she has an expensive camera!
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If this mud has cosmetic properties, surprising there is no industry built around it already
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Their guide was warning them to watch out- the big one is unpredictable
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Shooting the big one from a respectable distance
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The ravines reminded me of Chambal Valley in India
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A quick lunch stop before we hit Gobustan proper
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Ah good, rice is on the menu!
