Volks:

Now don't no one get the foolish impression that the
Northwest (or the West, for that matter) is one big panorama
after the next. Especially those of you in the East!  We
have our share of traffic problems and ugly cities.  And
while Mt. Hood is majestic it's also a "dormant volcano"
(like Mt St. Helen's !).

My point, you ask?  It is stories like Karl's kamikaze trip
in his vanagon that encourages an influx of cowboys 'n
cowgirls. When, in fact, the West is full up; has been for
years.  ;)

- - George Chapman, 91 GL
     Lake Almanor, CA  (In the shadow of Mt. Lassen -- an
active volcano)