Volcano House - The Inn on the Edge of the Caldera

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United States Picture by Tom Schueneman
Travel story: Volcano House - The Inn on the Edge of the Caldera

Pyramid shaped piles of black lava topped with a single white coral stone are like beacons to guide us on the trail. The vegetation that thrives in this environment is sparse. Small trees, randomly scattered, stand alone and silhouetted against the gray sky. Knee high patches of wheat colored grass, spring flowers, and miniature ferns manage to take hold in fissures and spaces between the smooth, black rock covering the land for miles around. Once we were out of sight of the trailhead, it... More