These are stunning. I'd only seen very blurry or grainy photos of the eruption from some of these times and angles. It also really hammers home how dangerous

These are stunning. I'd only seen very blurry or grainy photos of the eruption from some of these times and angles. It also really hammers home how dangerous Mt. Rainier is. The volcanos in the area are very active on a geological time frame, and when they erupt it's generally an explosion (Crater lake used to be 12,000ft high Mt Mazama). Rainier is covered in glacial ice, and its proximity to populated areas increases the chance of devastating lahars for the entire Duwamish Valley. It's sad to know that we'll probably have even higher quality footage of this kind of event in my lifetime.