"I've experienced natural quiet so great on calm days at Novarupta [the volcano that erupted in 1912] that the sound of a zipper on a jacket or tent seems like an intrusion." "The land is wild and ...

is the most active Cook Inlet volcano, with eruptions approximately every 11 years. Valley of 10,00 Smokes filled with pyroclastic flow material with Novarupta vent on extreme bottom right (Photo ...