Cinder cones are the smallest and simplest type of volcano. But that doesn't mean they can't pack a punch. Best described as ...

Capulin Volcano National Monument is a small, perfectly-shaped cinder cone volcano that is part of a larger volcanic field in New Mexico. Visitors can hike the trails around the volcano ...

Recent visitors say the hike is one of the best in Bend for the views. A trip to the top at sunset can be particularly ...

Tim Neville There are only a few cities in the country that can claim to have a volcano within their limits and Bend is one ...

Explore Bumpass Hell and other sites along the way. If you can stay longer, climb Cinder Cone, an outstanding example of the results of volcanism, and, if you have the stamina for a more demanding ...

Here’s a quiet side of Hawaii that many visitors rarely experience: peaceful trails and parks where you can enjoy the islands’ natural beauty without the ...

creating a cinder cone, with lava flows. The surface the volcano formed on was a coastal plain blanketed with flat-lying sedimentary rock that was originally deposited in or along the shores of a ...

The park’s wonders are many: red cinder cones, craggy lava flows, sand dunes that glimmer bone-white in the sun, one of the world’s largest Joshua tree forests, sculpted granite mountains, dry lake ...

The volcanic activity that began building Haleakala occurred about 2 million years ago. Haleakala is listed as a moderate threat volcano, and scientists say it’s not a matter of if but when ...

Craters encompasses everything from volcanic splatter cones, cinder cones, and lava bombs to sagebrush steppe and the steep foothills of the Pioneer Mountains. These surreal geologic formations are ...

If someone had told me that my trip to Waikoloa Beach Hawaii would change my life forever, I would probably think that an odd thing to say. After all, how can ...