Watching Mt. Redoubt erupt from a yurt in Alaska

i-f875c0b07d9b3cb6229668554781b35a-alice.jpgEver since Erin and Hig walked through the village near our summer cabin in British Columbia, I've been reading their blog about walking from Seattle to the Aleutian Islands. Once they made it to their destination, over a year from when they started, they set up a yurt and started writing up a book -- as well as having a kid. (If you want a glimpse of what it's like to take babies on 3 hr snowshoe hikes, including diaper changes, read Katmai's blog.)

Well it turns out they're in eyeshot of Mt. Redoubt and have some incredible photos of the eruption, particularly with lightning at night. You will be agog, I promise.

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