Anyway, I was so off course that we ended up in the little town of Cougar and then headed west back to I-5. ...then drove North and took the correct road to the volcano. As we approached, we could see a dust cloud in the crater....then we crossed a bridge and the car did some funny bumpy things and as we rounded the bend, a plume had started to appear out of the crater...we got to see an eruption, and had a perfect view from the Visitor Center. On the late news, they featured the event and said that the dome had collapsed, there was a 3.5 earthquake (no wonder my car did funny things on the bridge) and then there was a steam and ash eruption. So...all of the wrong turns got us to the right place at the RIGHT time...pretty cool, huh???? Hahhahaha..TTFN...JJAmazing day!
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Hi all...had to share my adventure with you. Yesterday, I drove 3 International kids to Mt. St. Helens. Needless to say, I took the road that doesn't connect with the road to the Visitor Center and ended up driving around the Volcano! It was a looong drive on a two lane mountain road. We went many miles before seeing another wehicle! After I realized what had happened, it was too late to turn back, so just kept going and going and going...hahahaha. Finally found a rest area after 4 hours in the car! Anyway, I was so off course that we ended up in the little town of Cougar and then headed west back to I-5. ...then drove North and took the correct road to the volcano. As we approached, we could see a dust cloud in the crater....then we crossed a bridge and the car did some funny bumpy things and as we rounded the bend, a plume had started to appear out of the crater...we got to see an eruption, and had a perfect view from the Visitor Center. On the late news, they featured the event and said that the dome had collapsed, there was a 3.5 earthquake (no wonder my car did funny things on the bridge) and then there was a steam and ash eruption. So...all of the wrong turns got us to the right place at the RIGHT time...pretty cool, huh???? Hahhahaha..TTFN...JJ
Anyway, I was so off course that we ended up in the little town of Cougar and then headed west back to I-5. ...then drove North and took the correct road to the volcano. As we approached, we could see a dust cloud in the crater....then we crossed a bridge and the car did some funny bumpy things and as we rounded the bend, a plume had started to appear out of the crater...we got to see an eruption, and had a perfect view from the Visitor Center. On the late news, they featured the event and said that the dome had collapsed, there was a 3.5 earthquake (no wonder my car did funny things on the bridge) and then there was a steam and ash eruption. So...all of the wrong turns got us to the right place at the RIGHT time...pretty cool, huh???? Hahhahaha..TTFN...JJ
Wow Jill!
Thankfully, you were safe during the entire trip!
What you didn't say, and I'm guessing here, is that you survived the trip without any D episodes! Sounds like the meds are working! WONDERFUL - YIPPEE!
You're doing great!
Love,
Mars
Thankfully, you were safe during the entire trip!
What you didn't say, and I'm guessing here, is that you survived the trip without any D episodes! Sounds like the meds are working! WONDERFUL - YIPPEE!
You're doing great!
Love,
Mars
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Good job! I hope the kids appreciated it. What timing, to be on the bridge at the time! Kind of scary, in retrospect, isn't it?
Are the trees still knocked over like matchsticks, all in the same direction?
It's nice to hear news from the "Great NorthWest". I miss lots of things about it, even though it's 85 degrees here, and my roses are blooming.
Love, Marsha
Are the trees still knocked over like matchsticks, all in the same direction?
It's nice to hear news from the "Great NorthWest". I miss lots of things about it, even though it's 85 degrees here, and my roses are blooming.
Love, Marsha
Oh, WOW - I'll bet that's something the kids will remember - and you too!! How neat that you got to see that in person.-
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That was quite an impressive adventure, and it reinforces my belief in the chaos theory. You're a first rate tour guide.
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Hi Marsha...oops...never answered your question. The blown-over trees in the blast zone are gone for the most part. Noble Firs were planted in 1983 and are looking pretty healthy. I visited when it looked like a waste land/moonscape..very different now.....life has started to return and it is looking better. TTFN...JJ
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Hi Jill,
What an adventure indeed. When the big erruption happened and created such flows, my ex-husband the "Idiot" was chief nuclear engineer at the power plant that was being put on line and only 24 miles from the site. We went back in September and saw the devastation which was very fresh. Bailey bridges were everywhere and the trees bore the mark of the flows from 12 foot and up. The "matchstick" trees downed were amazing. I am sure it looks a lot different now.
Love, Maggie
What an adventure indeed. When the big erruption happened and created such flows, my ex-husband the "Idiot" was chief nuclear engineer at the power plant that was being put on line and only 24 miles from the site. We went back in September and saw the devastation which was very fresh. Bailey bridges were everywhere and the trees bore the mark of the flows from 12 foot and up. The "matchstick" trees downed were amazing. I am sure it looks a lot different now.
Love, Maggie
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