Volcano

The Volcano I have visited in Mount Rainier. Since moving to Washington, there has been a lot of speculation that it will possibly go off in the next 50 to 100 years. Hiking on the mountain makes my wife and I a little nervous, but it is the most beautiful place I've ever hiked. Mt Rainier, like its sisters, is formed due to a converging plate boundary. Two converging plates in the Pacific Northwest have created a mountain range and volcanoes. There sure are a sight to see during a clear summer day, as the volcanoes tower over the rest of the mountain range! This volcano is still considered active, and evidence of past lahars in the valleys below are still present. For this reason, many towns in the danger zone have volcano evacuation signs, and suggest people have a plan in case Rainier decides to burst. Anyone in the zone will be covered with mud flows. We chose to live in Graham, Washington where volcanic lahars will flow around us.