earthquake maps
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/...quakes_all.php
Mt St Helens volcano was close enough to spew ash on us when it erupted 1980s - plus Mt Hood too and then Mt Rainer up in WA is near my sis. I found these sites.
http://spike.geophys.washington.edu/...ps/122-46.html
plus Google Earth is a blast too {free} you can change to satellite view for real photos - some places are blurred out.
fun to explore that way if you can't really travel.
http://earth.google.com/