Mt. St. Helens - The Big One!
Feb 21, 2012 14:14:03 #
Thank you for sharing.Fantastic presence of mind to get shot. I am surprised Nat Geo has not purchased or at least offered. Picture of a lifetime.
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Feb 21, 2012 15:42:43 #
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Loc: Idaho
Howdeee, that is a pretty close guess, I just measured it at 45.3 miles...
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mooseeyes wrote:
quote=nehall Beautiful shot. How far away were y... (show quote)
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Feb 21, 2012 15:46:57 #
I lived in Kennewick, Wa at the time. My son and I was mixing concrete for a curb. The sky got very cloudy with weird shaped clouds. My neighbor came over an said "looks like rain". I said sure, my luck when I am pouring concrete. He said don't worry about the rain, Mt St Helens just blew up. We lived on the south edge of the ash fallout. I got just a dusting in my yard. A mile further north it covered the ground. It was a time I will always remember. Your photo is neat and also spooky.
Feb 21, 2012 17:05:34 #
Talk about being in the right place at the right time. As you stated I also like the many different images locked in time of one of this countries most memoriable moments.......
Feb 21, 2012 17:26:49 #
As a child my family spent many summer vacations at the camp ground on Spirit Lake at the foot of the mountain. As did I with my wife and children years later. The entire setting was absolutly beautiful. I watched from Seattle that day on May 18th 1980 as my favoriye mountain blew its top! The lodge at the lake was owned by Harry Truman. A different Harry Truman I might add.
Feb 21, 2012 17:31:10 #
Here's a picture of Mt Saint Helens a number of years before the blast with Spirit Lake in the foreground
Feb 21, 2012 17:33:19 #
Here's a picture of my Dad sitting on what was called "The Dogs Head" on Mt Saint Helens. It was on the North side which is the side that blew off.
Feb 21, 2012 18:23:58 #
We live in Yakima Washington which is about 60 miles as the crow flies from the Mountain.
I was taking a photography course at the local community, and I was preparing a photo project when I saw the black cloud coming.That was the end of that. It was an end to a lot of things. You couldn't drive because the ash was like grinding compound and would destroy your engine.Everyone put panty hose around the air cleaner opening, and that worked.
Nobody knew how dangerous the ash was. We had about 8 inches here. When we tried to wash it off it would turn to beach sand and become impossible to wash away.
There are too many things to mention now. But I did take lots of pics with my old Konika. I'll have to see if I can find them, scan some of them and post them here.
I was taking a photography course at the local community, and I was preparing a photo project when I saw the black cloud coming.That was the end of that. It was an end to a lot of things. You couldn't drive because the ash was like grinding compound and would destroy your engine.Everyone put panty hose around the air cleaner opening, and that worked.
Nobody knew how dangerous the ash was. We had about 8 inches here. When we tried to wash it off it would turn to beach sand and become impossible to wash away.
There are too many things to mention now. But I did take lots of pics with my old Konika. I'll have to see if I can find them, scan some of them and post them here.
mooseeyes wrote:
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Feb 21, 2012 18:42:14 #
Here are two shots from the summit of Mt. St. Helens in July 2011. The first is across the mouth of the volcano towards Mt. Rainier and the second is part of the crater inside the volcano. It was amazing that the ground was warm and snow all melted except for the cornices.
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Rainier from Mt. St. Helens
Mt. St. Helens
Feb 21, 2012 19:34:53 #
stephen coates wrote:
Here are two shots from the summit of Mt. St. Hele... (show quote)
when I worked at the police dept. in fingerpringting, we had an FBI agent come out to give us a class on ID'ing special fingerprints, He was telling us he had to go there to Mt St. Helens to get the bodies and they were still in the same stance as when they were hit, he showed us pictures of the people it was totally unbelievable people were still intact but burned to a crisp, He said they had to fingerprint these people using a specialized technique
Feb 21, 2012 19:50:08 #
I for one would love to see what you have but I think that many of those on the UHH would buy I know I would some print if the were made available.But your picture was many things but to the cattle it was nothing they would even know about.How ignorance is bliss?
Feb 21, 2012 19:53:59 #
Feb 21, 2012 20:38:40 #
I also remember it well. In 1981 I drove up th mountain following a guide. Parts of bridges were partialy sticking out of the ash but the logging buildings were still standing.
Feb 22, 2012 01:42:36 #
When I think of The day Mt.St Helens Blew. I think of the guy that stayed at his cabin. They never did find him or his cabin.
Feb 22, 2012 02:52:30 #
I Lived in St.Helens, Or and yes the whole town was cover in ash. Great Picture and I have a very good friend that is in a camera club there in Sonora. Have you taken any pictures at the Columbia State Park there? Great Place....
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