"Who knows what Mother Nature is going to do?!"

Yes!, -Just look what happened to a Fellow Cascade Volcanic Peak some 7000 years ago, -Mt Mazama, -now Crater Lake, Oregon. And it was on a Scale or Par with Ranier too!

Though Ranier might not be as Bad should it go, -Theres also No Guarantee it will be Tamer!

And then of course there are the World's Tobas, Tamboras, Yellowstones, et al! Which make even Krakatoa look like Child's Play!, -Let Alone Little Fellas like St. Helens!

Also, -regarding earlier posts in this Thread, -I recall seeing, -perhaps from National Geographic, -that while most Ranier Mudflows etc (or was it Hood or some other equivalent Washington area Cascade Volcano?), -are Most Unlikely to reach the Sound, -One is Quite Likely to! [color:"black"] [/color] [email]widget[/email]