Guest Thinkers — September 1, 2010

Mystery Volcano Photo #4

Apparently my readers are much smarter than I imagined, but this Mystery Volcano Photo should be a bit more of a challenge.

Erik Klemetti

I’ll be off in the mountains of Virginia until Monday, so no updates for the rest of the week. I’ll leave you all with a new Mystery Volcano Photo sent in by a friend (I don’t want to give any clues away just yet) … hopefully one that might be a bit more challenging. Enjoy the weekend!

Mystery Volcano Photo #4

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