One of the best examples of this might be White Island in New Zealand. However, the danger can appear to be low in some places but in reality, you are literally putting your lives in the hands of tour operators when you make the visit. THERE HAS ALWAYS been a fragile relationship between volcanoes and tourism. How Dangerous is Visiting New Zealand’s White Island? I ran across this article some time ago, when researching a possible post on volcanoes: There’s a reason the park gift shop sells fire extinguisher-sized pepper spray dispensers. I would normally follow up “Volcanoes are dangerous” with “No schist Sherlock”… Then again, I’ve seen idiot tourists crossing safety barriers at Grand Canyon NP and eating a picnic lunch in the forest at Grand Tetons NP – right under a sign that said, “No Open Food Containers.
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