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A large muddy brown water filled hole in the ground about 80 feet across. In the middle is a big upwelling of bubbling water, caused by carbon dioxide being released from deep in the Earth. The pit is surrounded by piles of mud and rows of boulders placed there to keep people from driving into it.

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A large muddy brown water filled hole in the ground about 80 feet across. In the middle is a big upwelling of bubbling water, caused by carbon dioxide being released from deep in the Earth. The pit is surrounded by piles of mud and rows of boulders placed there to keep people from driving into it.
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My camera shoots fascists (mikal@sfba.social)'s status on Saturday, 26-Apr-2025 06:36:22 JST My camera shoots fascists

Just stopped at my old friend the Niland mud spring. It hasn't changed very much since I wrote the story about it on my blog, but it did move far enough westward that they rebuilt the train track in its original location. The old section of Highway 111 is slowly being undermined, but the spring seems to have slowed its advance for a while.
Here the long story (with photos and memes!) if you want to read it. I had fun with it.
https://www.mikaljakubal.com/the-meandering-mud-pot/
#Niland #MudSpring #Geology #SaltonSink

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