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Mt, St. Helens Day Today
Horse Plains Drifter
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On May 18th 1980 Mt. St. Helens in south west Washington's Cascade range cut loose with a volcanic blast that removed a cubic mile of rock from the top of the mountain. 57 people lost their lives.
In 2010 I became acquainted with a fella who lost a brother in that blast. He was down in the area falling timber for Weyerhaeuser. In the ensuing search for the missing, searchers found his pickup all smashed up but that was all that was ever found of the guy.
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Never Forget
Brad Steele
A sad day for so many in a so many ways
I was in the air flying to a breakfast at a small airport north of the mountain. I was on downwind when it blew up, but did not actually see it. A couple hours later there were people listening to the radio and heard about it. There was also a dark cloud to the east, that was kind of out of place that day. I flew down real close to the eruption and got some great pictures. It was quite an event. I will never forget it.
I remember that day well… I had finished my Jr year of college and was getting ready to go to a summer project in Branson MO. I stayed behind after school let out and was working for the housing department cleaning dryer vents in the dormitories. I kicked on a TV and watched the coverage after I heard about it on the local radio…
It reminded us just how little control we have over natural happenings in this World !!!
I don't remember how many days it took that ash in the atmosphere to reach NW Ohio but I remember that the sky was a strange color. It was like it was overcast every day for multiple days.
An example of the Lords power.
Truly a sad day to remember. Hard to believe how fast 44 years has flown by!!
I was walking up the front steps of Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton, OR and heard the boom. The next day the ash cloud was an incredible sight to the north.
Great pics, Merlin.
I remember there was an old geezer who lived in a cabin near the mountain with his pet dog. They came by and warned him to evacuate, that the volcano was going to blow. He ignored them and stayed put. Two days later, Mt. St. Helens blew. His house was buried deep in the eruption and he was never found.
That was Harry Truman and he died living his dream!
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He was probably killed by the pyroclastic flow, which is an enormous wind loaded with sand, rocks, and volcanic gases, traveling at 200 mph with a temp of 1,500 degrees Fahrenheit. It would be a quick death.