Thanks for your wonderful comment @tawasi. You're absolutely right about the volcanic rock, it's time for a trip to ER if you fall for sure. I remember actually having a few scratches on my hands after juggling those rocks lol
Where you are in Oregon sounds cool. I am aware I'm a bit of an oddball when it comes to these sorts of things but I'd love to go hiking in your kneck of the woods. I think it's a desire to always seek out the strange and inspiring places in this world, even though I know it's dangerous, I love scuba diving also and that's a dangerous sport. I guess it's pretty safe trekking volcanic areas these days as long as you keep track of the local monitoring services. I agree it's awful what has happened in Hawaii + Indonesia... But inevitable.
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I live in Corvallis Oregon. It's in the Willimatte Valley. The hiking here is amazing, you can hike mountains or along the beach. There are deserts and rain forests. It's an amazing place.
People here are very outdoor oriented, people in Oregon like to bike, board, boat and pretty much any thing that can be done outdoors. People will go do all of these things rain our shine.
Safe journeys out there!