Adventurous travelers like to scale the sides of this active volcano, but there are other, safer (and dare we say smarter?) options for enjoying the area. One of the most popular options involves ...

volcano Mount Pelee towering beyond. Since my first visit to Martinique at 15 on a sailing jaunt with my father, I’d been intrigued by the dense, humid forests of the north, but it wasn’t ...

Mount Hood and Mount Rainier. – Lava domes: These domes are small masses of lava that accumulate around and over the volcano’s vent. Lava domes commonly are found inside the craters or on the ...