Re: Re: dinosaur environs

[pharrinj@PLU.edu]

On Mon, 15 Jan 1996, Stan Friesen wrote:

> From: Thomas_R_HOLTZ@umail.umd.edu (th81)

> I doubt that the Laramide involved more volcanism than is now seen
> along the west coast ranges.  While many people now living there
> see *volcanos*, few indeed see volcanic *eruptions*.

I can vouch for that personally.  The only one I was around for was St. 
Helens, and I barely remember that.

> 
> And any given site rarely has more than one or two volcanos visible
> from ground level, if that many (many places, even in the most
> volcanically active areas of the west coast, are out of site of any
> volcanos).

Yup.  From where I live in Olympia, WA, at a high place on a (rare) clear
day, you can get a nice view of Mt. Rainier.  Not a prayer of seeing any 
other volcanos, though.

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> The peace of God be with you.
> 

    Nick Pharris
    Pacific Lutheran University
    Tacoma, WA