Sitting on a volcano

Hikers walk up the last pitch of volcanic ash and pumice from the 1980 eruption before reaching the 8,350-foot elevation and the edge of Mount St. Helens' crater. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times, 2006)

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Hikers walk up the last pitch of volcanic ash and pumice from the 1980 eruption before reaching the 8,350-foot elevation and the edge of Mount St. Helens' crater. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times, 2006)