Mix Joan Freed - the rebel life coach, Jenny - her identity shifting friend. Add a flaky writer who is a cracker-jack geologist wanna be, who is - or is not - an unmarried widow, who is - or is not - a client. Attempt to toss them into an active volcano in the Ring of Fire - Mt. St. Helens, specifically, and what do you get? You get a life changing mysterious adventure about volcanoes, obsidian, garnets, and people. The journey begins in Arizona, but travels through Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, and Washington before this Mt. St. Helens Affair winds up near the north rim of the Grand Canyon. With more than 70 excellent - and not so excellent - real, not retouched, images, a glossary, learning links, and life's ups and downs, The Mt. St. Helens Affair will educate you, stir your emotions, and give you a most excellent self-help break from your own life. Enjoy the ride with Joan and Jenny.