Hawaii Volcanoes
The Park The first time I went to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park I was disappointed. There were no snow capped peaks and fields of wildflowers. Instead there was a ragged gray landscape that went on as far as the eye could see. What one can witness here is the latest building of the Hawaiian […]
Crater Lake
The Park Mt. Mazama used to be a lovely, snow-capped, 12,000 foot volcano. Then, 7,700 years ago, it’s magma chamber rose to the surface and it erupted. The eruption was 100 times stronger than Mt. St. Helens. After the eruption, with the center of the volcano gone, the sides of the mountain collapsed, […]