Mnt St Helens

Terry

Terry

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As tomorrow is the 30th anniversary of the eruption I thought I would post a few photos of the area from 1990. They are not great as they were scanned from slides, but good enough to see what the area looked like 10 years after. If anyone has any more recent photos I'd like to see them.
 
Oh Terry! Nice! Real nice!

Pictures 2 and 3 are my favorites! So beautiful!

Thank you for posting these for us. I enjoyed seeing Mt St Helens of 30 years ago :)

One day, I hope to have the chance to see Mount St Helens for real!
 
It has beet THAT long. Man, you are making me feel OLD. :jump:

I have never been there would love to see it one day. My wife and I will be in Northern Calif. later this month but we would get up there. We plan on flying to Seattle and making a trip around Wash and Org.

Thanks for the pictures.
 
Thanks for sharing the pics Terry.

In the latest issue of National Geographic (May 2010) there's an article about how the area is doing in the years since the eruption.

Nature at work.

Pete.
 
PeteHam said:
Thanks for sharing the pics Terry.

In the latest issue of National Geographic (May 2010) there's an article about how the area is doing in the years since the eruption.

Nature at work.

Pete.
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Nature is an amazing thing ... No? :)
 
I still have a couple pounds of ash in a container here.
We were living 330 miles downwind in Montana at the time, and received a couple inches of the stuff.
You could dig down in the garden years later and still find the layer of it. :kilroy:

We were having a barbecue at a friends house. It turned out to be a really nice day.
Realized when it started getting hazy out what happened, and headed for home.
It really started coming down heavy along the way.
Had to knock the ash out of the air filter on the truck several times, it kept plugging up.
Dad cleaned the carburetor out after that, and worked on the engine.
But that truck never worked the same after that.

Didn't really have a choice to stay with our friends, we had animals we had to tend to.
 
That reminds me it was senior skip day for me 30 years ago and I was down on the Oregon coast when it went off. Actually heard the booms as well. What a cool site as I came over the coast range to see the black ash storm coming off the mountain. I have visited the site many time but have not taken any pictures but life is coming back into the area. The last time I was there I kayaked with a friend in coldwater lake just 6 miles from the crater on the North side where all the trees layed down and got burnt. If ya get the chance to see it it is worth it. Nice pictures by the way.

Jim
 
I was in Basin,Wyoming on my Z1R when the ash hit,what a mess.I had to change oil and clean my air filter out the next day.I rode out there from NY in time to get hit with that.:d
 
I was there twice not long after it a happened...it looked like a moonscape!!
Ted
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May Long Weekend, 1980

I was camping at Waterton Lakes, Alberta that weekend which is right across the border from Glacier Park, Montana. We woke up late Monday morning to ash falling like snow. Several inches of the stuff was on the ground as we packed up our gear and the sun was a slightly orange glow in a grey sky. Waterton Lake is a finger lake barely a 1/4 mile in width but you couldn't see the other side. What a freaky day that was.

Regards, Rob:ernae:
 
You think St. Helens was bad; wait for Mount Rainier to blow it's stack. Very much nearer to population centers and supposed to be a bigger blast. Scientists tell us it ain't a matter of if, it's a matter of when and in the last few years activity has picked up tremenjously. :toilet:
 
deKoven said:
You think St. Helens was bad; wait for Mount Rainier to blow it's stack. Very much nearer to population centers and supposed to be a bigger blast. Scientists tell us it ain't a matter of if, it's a matter of when and in the last few years activity has picked up tremenjously. :toilet:
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Just saw a show on TWC on that subject. Seems the entire Cascade range is a time bomb, Rainier in particular.
 
I was home that Sunday and watched it in tv. What a shock seeing the devaatation and loss of life.... human as wel as animal. I hope no one has to ever go thru a tragedy like that again... anywhere.

One thing to remember, you can never beat Mother Nature. She will win everytime.
 
deKoven said:
You think St. Helens was bad; wait for Mount Rainier to blow it's stack. Very much nearer to population centers and supposed to be a bigger blast. Scientists tell us it ain't a matter of if, it's a matter of when and in the last few years activity has picked up tremenjously. :toilet:
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Yup. Parts of Pierce County are toast if she blows her top.
 
Saint Helens

I was in Wyoming with my wife on a little vacation when it blew. We woke up to a fine ash on the car, but we missed the heavy fall out of locals further north.

We've been up to see the mountain a few times over the years and it's been interesting to watch the area regenerate.
 
deKoven said:
You think St. Helens was bad; wait for Mount Rainier to blow it's stack. Very much nearer to population centers and supposed to be a bigger blast. Scientists tell us it ain't a matter of if, it's a matter of when and in the last few years activity has picked up tremenjously. :toilet:
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I hope it doesn't happen in my lifetime. It is the single most beautiful site I've seen. Anyone who hasn't seen it in person cannot imagine what it is like. Quite the powerful place for sure...

Though I was only in 6th grade when we visited Washington, it is definitely one of the defining moments of my life so far. It's sheer size and beauty is overwhelming. I will never, ever forget that trip. :)
 
It's interesting to hear the story told here from the perspective of those who were there. Been listening to stories at work all day about that day. Oh, and here's the view out my window where I live now... :eek:
 
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