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Oct 1, 2012 - Mt. Saint Helens

We drove from Shelton to Kelso, a distance of 83 miles. We wanted to visit Mt. Saint Helens (MSH), and Kelso is only 52 miles away. I know you all have seen pictures and news stories about (MSH), but as with most things it is totally different in person. MSH devastated an area the size of Chicago, and 1300 feet of the top of the mountain blew sideways and deposited material 600 feet deep into the area just below the mountain. There was a resort just below the mountain that is now under 300 feet of ash, mud, and rocks. The owner refused to...

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Jul 7, 2012 - Mt. St. Helens Wa.

We had a great 4th of July. We visited Mt St Helens, Wow what a place. I can’t not describe the beauty of the surrounding mountain as we drove toward Mt St. Helens. We had stopped at several information centers that shown movies of the eruption. There was this feeling of excitement and amazement at the beauty of the mountain. But there was such a feeling of sadness as we got closer. After 32 years there were still miles of destruction, trees still all laying in the same direction. Please take time to read the info below. Mount St. Helens,...

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Aug 17, 2011 - Day 78 - Mt. St. Helens

Are you tired of my raving about the beauty of our country? Here I go again. We left this morning headed for Mt. St. Helens Southside. Our first stop was the Carson National Fish Hatchery. It was built by the Civilian Conservation Corp and began raising salmon and trout in 1937. In April, Carson releases over 1 million smolt (young salmon) in the Wind River. Smolt migrate downstream to estuaries at the mouth of the Columbia River. They stay there for several weeks, feeding and adjusting to salt water. Finally, smolts begin the journey to...

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Oct 26, 2007 - From Deception Pass To Volcanic Blast- Washington State

We've started moving south again. After a wet visit to Deception Pass at Whidbey Island and a very choppy and windy ferry crossing from Whidbey to the Olympic Peninsula we continued on until after dark to stay overnight at my cousin Steve's home in Poulsbo. Cousin Colin joined us all for a fun steak supper and conversation the next evening while Emma was entertained by Steve and Sheila's daughter Allison and her pet rat. Emma and I went swimming at the aquatic center and we walked down to the marina to see Steve's sailboat. Next morning,...

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