Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes is a valley within Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska which is filled with ash flow from the eruption of Novarupta on June 6–8, 1912. Following the eruption, thousands of fumaroles vented steam from the ash. Robert F. Griggs, who explored the volcano's aftermath for the National Geographic Society in 1916, gave the valley its name, saying that "the whole valley as far as the eye could reach was full of hundreds, no thousands—literally, tens of thousands—of smokes curling up from its fissured floor." Prior to the eruption,
10 000 Hz Legend Most reviewers focused on the group's departure from the sound of 1998's "Moon Safari", although the soundtrack album The Virgin Suicides (2000) had a similar mood and sound. "Q" listed "10 000 Hz Legend" as one of the 50 best albums of 2001. The American musical website "Stereogum" takes its name from the lyrics of the song "Radio #1". As of 2001 it has sold 80,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan. 10 000 Hz Legend 10 000 Hz Legend is the second studio album by French music duo Air, released in France on 28 May 2001 by