From The Province: Under the volcano for a red hot time
by Rick Cropp and Barbara Braidwood
Some of our best trips have been to visit volcanoes, the noisier and more flame-buoyant the better.
They are truly the greatest show in and on earth. But despite about 20 volcanoes erupting in the world right now, few guarantee to have a pulse by the time you arrive.
erupts sporadically but in an even more spectacular fashion. It is visible from dozens of villages all over the island. One of Rick's favourite photographs is of a gaggle of chatting teenagers in a piazza of a town, oblivious to the red hot show miles above and behind them in the dark.
Hawaii's Kilauea on the Big Island erupts almost continuously but much of it is underground. Helicopters can hover near the crater and over red hot skylights that pump heat into the cabin of the heaving chopper.
Other than a helicopter, driving the Chain of Craters Road is the other option. You can sit comfortably at the viewpoints or the more adventurous can hike in for a closer experience.
Don't miss entering a lava tube, cleared and lit just for you. Check www. nps.gov/havo/index.htm for closures and warnings before you go.
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