I just got back from Rocky Mountain National Park!  I loved hiking in the mountains.
Nice! I wanted to go there this summer, but I found out that it was the busiest season there. So I'm making plans for next winter, even though it appears the weather can be extreme there.
Be careful.  It might be closed during the winter.  I went one year in September and had to buy a winter coat!
No kidding. I have a big list of insulating clothes and sunscreen because of the sun. What a trip. I was told to carry a lot of water too.
I also went hiking in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.  I hiked out to see the lava flowing into the water.
That sounds so incredible! I heard that Kilauea erupted and had the park closed down for 4 months. It sounds a bit scary, but it seems fascinating as well.
When I went there, it was just a small amount trickling into the ocean.  The eruption was a few years after I was there.  So scary!
There's a scale to measure volcanoes, going from 1-8. The Volcanic Explosivity Index. I was relieved to know the last VEI-8 volcanoe was over 10k years ago.
We definitely don't want another Pompeii!
I learned all about Pompeii in Latin class. What a horrible experience it must have been. A 7.5 on the Richter scale and even parts of Naples, that was 20 miles away, were damaged!
I also took Latin class in High School.  I have always wanted to go hike at Pompeii.