CATALONIA: Garrotxa National Park

VOLCANOES: Mount Vesuvius and Mount St. Helens

By Frank Reckendorf, Engineering Geologist, Salem, Ore.

VOLCANOES OF THE WORLD

KILAUEA: New Eruption

VOLCANIC ITINERARIES: Mount Etna

THE AZORES

CAMPING ITINERARIES: Lassen Volcanic Park

Short note from the “camping” trip to Lassen for Memorial Day Weekend:

• We “camped” at KOA (we actually had cabins, but there are camp sites too) and liked it. It turned out to be a nice alternative to the crowded campgrounds in the park and a good starting point for the north part of the park too.
• We hiked quite a bit in one day and loved the Cinder Cone in the morning and Bumpass Hell and Kings Creek Falls later in the afternoon. Couldn’t stop noticing how crowded Bumpass Hell was though, so it was good we did it last.
• And what I liked the most was the “new” Lassen, for some reason I remembered it more devastated from the last trip (errr … maybe ten years ago) and found a surprisingly diverse and alive place with soft green meadows still fresh in my memory…

M O R E : Lassen Volcanic Plans

VOLCANIC ITINERARIES: Kilauea

Big Island Lava Flow Advances East

Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes
HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE

HAWAII ITINERARIES: The Children’s Island

10 beautiful days on the Children’s Island, this was our summer trip!

Here’s a short itinerary:

• The Whaler on Kaanapali Beach

Loved it and we’re sure to return whenever will have the chance!

• Black Rock

Just nearby was a hit with all age snorkelers

• Hula Grill

Loved it so much that we ate there almost every day and it was 5 stars all the time. We’ll miss the barefoot bar and the excellent food!


• Whalers Village

Free hula lessons, performances, lei making, and Whalers Village Museum

• Molokini
• Haleakala
• Maui Ocean Center
• Iao Valley State Park

So we are now in for the next trip to Maui to watch the humpbacks!

M O R E :

Restaurants that we’ve tried and liked, it’s hard to not like food in HI

• Lahaina area:
• Cane & Taro
• Hula Grill
• pacific’O
• Star Noodle
• Paia:
• Cafe Des Amis

Shopping:

• Hemp House, Paia

D E S T I N A T I O N : MAUI

VOLCANIC ITINERARIES: Sibley Preserve

East Bay Parks: Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve

Bay Area Hiker: Sibley loop hike through ancient volcanic features

Weekend Sherpa: Sibley A-maze-ing

Bay Nature: Voice of the Volcano: Stories in Stone at Sibley Preserve

KQED: QUEST: Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve

HISTORY: HOW THE EARTH WAS MADE