Conquering Pinatubo

Apr 06, 2009

I live very close to Mount Pinatubo, you know that volcano that is responsible for one of the largest eruptions in the twentieth century?  Its ash is what made all of our sunsets especially colorful in 1992 and 1993.  Well, one of my goals since moving here has been to climb it.

I have no problem climbing mountains, I did all of the time in Huntsville, Alabama (at least they called them mountains.)  But there was never any fear of those mountains blowing their tops as I took a leisurely stroll toward the summit.  With my luck, Pinatubo will probably come back to life while I'm enjoying a picnic on the shores of its crater lake.  I can just see the news piece-

One of the victims of the eruption was Christopher Spalding when the pyrocastic flows disintigrated him instantly.  All that was left to identify him were a few metal staples of unknown origin.

I know.  I'm just being silly.

Chris

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