Mt. St. Helens
Mt. St. Helens 2024
A week ago, we traveled up to southwest Washington State to go to the Mt. St. Helens Volcanic National Monument. We watched the eruption and subsequent ash clouds on May 18, 1980 and on from our home then in Vancouver, WA. We have pictures from that time.
The drive was beautiful and the information centers were informative. This all brought back memories. The Johnston Ridge Observatory and Spirit Lake were off limits due to a road landslide which will be another 2 years to repair. Harry Truman who lived at Spirit Lake and lost his life there that Sunday is buried under 150 feet of volcanic ash and mountain slide plus lake level.
The drive was beautiful and the information centers were informative. This all brought back memories. The Johnston Ridge Observatory and Spirit Lake were off limits due to a road landslide which will be another 2 years to repair. Harry Truman who lived at Spirit Lake and lost his life there that Sunday is buried under 150 feet of volcanic ash and mountain slide plus lake level.
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