Tuesday, July 21, 2009

July 21, 2009

Mount St. Helens

Shortest drive yet in carbus.  Fifteen miles north to Castle Rock.  Parked and hooked up and then drove close to 50 miles east to Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.  The drive takes about 90 minutes not counting stops along the way.  We made a number of view stops and got to end of road visitor center about 1:00pm.  Lots of good info in center and great view of mountain and devastation. This view is actually several miles west of end of road.

St Helens pano

This shot shows small portion of Spirit Lake.  Blue spot in center. (Maybe not so blue)

This is a cool map in visitors center.  There is a narration that describes the progression of the eruption and the the events following.  Each event lights up with fiber optic lights to show affected areas of each event.  This picture is showing the mud flow down the Tuttle River. It is the orange area at the top.



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