Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences, Universityof Wisconsin - Green Bay
Here's me, risking life and limb on the edge of the Red Zone. The
dramatic effect is only slightly blunted by the people walking up the
road behind me. It didn't do them any good. The road was out not far ahead and there's no place anywhere nearby offering a view of the mountain. |
Overshadowing even Mount St. Helens was the spectacular view of Mount rainier. | |
Mount rainierhas three summits. The jagged top is due to collapse
about 6,000 years ago that sent mudflows all the way to Puget Sound. Later small eruptions built a small cinder cone. There are still fumaroles up there. While we were watching, a wisp of steam emerged. It was ironic that the most obvious sign of volcanic activity we saw came not from Mount St. Helens but from Mt. rainier. |
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3743 meters (12276 feet) Mount Adams is one of the lesser known Cascade summits, some 600 meters lower in elevation than rainieror Shasta. But in terms of mass, it is not far behind them. From some angles the peak looks very conical. From this angle and with this light, it appears pretty dissected. It was barely peeping over the skyline and this is a very long telephoto shot. |
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