Happy Anniversery Mt. St. Helens

[ScottM]

30 Years ago today

Today

http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/

 

[flyersfan31]

Talk about nature's fury. Reminds you that we're really just borrowing this rock.

 

[ScottM]

Talk about nature's fury. Reminds you that we're really just borrowing this rock.

There area around the mountain is amazing. I first went there many years ago and it reminded me of those moon photos, "magnificent desolation" as Buzz would say. I picked up several 'new' rocks too. I still have them, it is not often that you know the birthday of a rock and it is younger than yourself.

 

[AuntPeggy]

RIP David A. Johnston

 

[TangoWhiskey]

RIP David A. Johnston

Did you know him? I was living south of Seattle at the time, and remember the day well.

Here's a picture of Dave, on the north side of the mountain, on 5/17/1980; he died, along with 56 others, the next morning. RIP.

 

[Ghery]

March 20 of this year -

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2053775&id=1130741194&l=a6b2e9771e

Looks a little different.

We lived in Denver at the time. Had a dusting of ash the next morning.

 

[pmanton]

Let's not forget old Harry Truman. That crusty old codger who refused to leave his Spirit Lake resort.

I was living in Tacoma at the time--it seems like yesterday.

Cheers:

Paul
N1431A
2AZ1
www.indianhillsairpark.com

 

[Palmpilot]

We lived in Denver at the time. Had a dusting of ash the next morning.

I was living in Boston. When the ash got to us the only thing I noticed was that the smog was a different color (yellowish).

 

[AuntPeggy]

Did you know him? I was living south of Seattle at the time, and remember the day well.

Here's a picture of Dave, on the north side of the mountain, on 5/17/1980; he died, along with 56 others, the next morning. RIP.

No, but I know/knew of him.

 

[Tom-D]

The Family and I were setting in G/ma house in Utica Ny. when we heard the news, we were wondering if we could get home to Oak Harbor.

driving back the first ash we saw was Spokane blowing up behind the truckers.

Once we were east of Omak we were OK.

 

[Pilawt]

 

[Jack Spectre]

We lived Sunnyside, WA at the time, about 100 miles away. The sky went real dark and there was ash everywhere. Exciting for a 7 year old, but a real pain for the adults...

 

[flyingcheesehead]

August 2008:

Looking into the caldera from the north side:

Something I didn't expect - Tons of wood still floating in Spirit Lake (all that stuff to the left of the strut is floating wood):

 

[flyingcheesehead]

Some great shots from The Big Picture as well:

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/05/mount_st_helens_30_years_ago.html