Day's End by wysiwig
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Imagine a volcano 50 kilometers long and 15 kilometers wide (30 miles by 9 miles). Now imagine that volcano destroyed in a super volcanic eruption producing a plume of ash over 50 kilometers (30 miles) high and ejecting 442 square kilometers (265 square miles) of material. It is believed to have been the largest explosive eruption anywhere on Earth in the last 25 million years. The result some 70,000 years later would become Lake Toba (100 kilometers long and 30 kilometers wide, 60 miles by 18 miles). This was the view from the balcony of my room.
Comments (17)
whaleman
It is hard to imagine that, in fact I don't think anyone could really. But there is the result, and a nice shot of it!
durleybeachbum
It's a gorgeous pic. Alas my mind goes blank at the mention of big numbers.I once burst into tears in the bank, something I am not prone to do even at funerals, when the teller started talking in numbers instead of English. From the balcony of your room? WOW!
SIGMAWORLD
Sehr schön.
VenusStern
wonderful..
Bossie_Boots
Wow incredible!!
Feliciti
really impressive !!!
Faemike55
Fantastic capture and great information Very beautiful
JuliSonne
The nature is strong...... in everything she does!
photosynthesis
Beautiful purple tones, suitably dramatic sky & well-composed image. Great shot...
DEWoodward
Superb capture!!!!!
sandra46
FABULOUS IMAGE!
psyoshida
Oh that is so beautiful. How ever did leave it? Such depth! Gorgeous.
hipps13
such a wonderful stare warm hugs, Linda
bobrgallegos
Very beautiful capture!!
auntietk
Holy cow! That's an amazing bit of info, and the photograph is stunning. What a view!
tennesseecowgirl
wow I just love the colors.... My family is on their way back to your part of the world.... :( I tried to keep them a bit longer.
myrrhluz
When I first saw this image, I thought, "How peaceful after all the activity of the one before." And then I read your words... So much for thoughts of stillness and peace. Very interesting narrative and beautiful view! I had to take a quick detour and look up the Toba eruption. There is a theory that there was a bottleneck in human evolution because of it. Beautiful capture! So still and peaceful. What a difference a day makes. (well more than just the one)