Madam Pele in her Glory

Where else in the US can you drive up to an active volcano and watch lava spilling into the ocean? No place except Volcanoes National Park.





It is about a 2-3 hour hike out to where the lava is flowing into the ocean, but it is spectacular to watch.




One afternoon, I hiked out with friends and sat to watch after the sunset and it was amazing to watch molten lava dripping into the ocean in solid bars. The lava is so dense, that when waves hit them, it does not even bend the stream of lava going into the ocean. The waves just go around and hiss as they hit the lava.