The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes

This is the place where the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century happened in 1912. An entire valley was filled with ash flow from the eruption of a mountain called Novarupta.

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The valley is part of the Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska.

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The rivers cut gorges through the  ash

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We have camped in tents in the lower part of the valley

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The guardian of the camp

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the path along the valley

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small tree on carpet

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unfortunate tree

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The gorges are deeper in the upper part of the valley

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windy desert

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thicker ash

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question mark

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Mount Griggs

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the clouds are coming

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blessed photographer

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ten thousand smokes panorama

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