There She Goes!

Mount St. Helens - 1 Ocotober 2004

Well, after days of anticipation, she finally blew off some steam. (Click on the title above for details.)

We were unable to see what happened because when Mount St. Helens blew her top in 1980, she lost 1,400 feet of elevation making her invisible here. The wind was blowing toward Portland, so we didn’t get any of the ash. (See the map below.) However, it looks like there may be more to come...