Alaskans mark volcano eruption's 100th anniversary
Sunday, June 3, 2012
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Even a century after one of the world's largest volcanic eruptions, a strong wind still whips up the ash that rained down on what became known as Alaska's Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. Pumice chunks still dot the beaches of Kodiak Island across Shelikof Strait.
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