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Oh boy oh boy oh boy!
Mt. St. Helens is all riled up again. Maybe she'll do a pyroclastic eruption this time. Of course, I'd be happy with another dust and ash cataclysm.
If she does go off again, I'm takin' a personal day and my camera and heading down for the show! :D
...now if we could just get Rainier to do something...
...now if we could just get Rainier to do something...
Rainier blowing would definitely be cool. As in cool-from-a-distance. Tragically cool from close up, what with all the death and destruction.
Anyone you doesn't live in the Northwest would have a hard time picturing how big Rainier is. Giant volcano 14k+ feet high. Dominates the horizon (on a clear day), towering over the surrounding cascades, which are serious mountains in and of themselves.
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Anyone you doesn't live in the Northwest would have a hard time picturing how big Rainier is. Giant volcano 14k+ feet high. Dominates the horizon (on a clear day), towering over the surrounding cascades, which are serious mountains in and of themselves.
Here's a link to a photo that might provide more perspective:
http://seattle.about.com/library/photos/seattle/seattle5.jpg
Now, when you look at that, keep in mind that it's about a two-and-a-half-hour drive from downtown Seattle to Mount Rainier.
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Oh boy oh boy oh boy!
Mt. St. Helens is all riled up again. Maybe she'll do a pyroclastic eruption this time. Of course, I'd be happy with another dust and ash cataclysm.
If she does go off again, I'm takin' a personal day and my camera and heading down for the show! :D
...now if we could just get Rainier to do something...
I live 40 miles from Rainier and it blowing would cause me all kinds of headaches. Think of me on top of my roof with a broom, making sure ash does not build up. Also, if a mudflow happens while I am at work, thier is a chance I won't be able to get home. Now I am glad I bought the house on South Hill instead if the one next to the Puyallup River.
The Puyallup River will be one of the rivers the mud flow will head down if Rainier goes BOOM!!! I am also glad I don't live in Orting, which has less then 45 minutes to get to higher ground once she blows.
Granted it will be nice to look at but a pain to deal with.
As of about 12:00 PST, Mount St Helens started spewing steam and ash in an about 10,000 ft plume. No real worries as we are located in the Beaverton/Hillsboro suburbs of Portland Oregon SSW 45-50 miles from the event.
I am more concerned about having to cancel road trips to Seattle or flights to Calirfonia in the next few weeks due to either I-5 North or PDX airport being closed.
Of more immediate concern is my wife's mother who lives in Battleground, Washington about 10 miles due south of the Volcano with the prevailing winds heading south at the moment.
The locals say that this is nothing like the big blast in 1980 so I am not that worried since the mountain is missing at least one-third of its main mass from that eruption.
I'll be annoyed if the camp grounds up in Gifford-Pinchot National Forest where I was about a month ago get damaged in any way. They are only a handful of miles away to the SE near Carson, Washington.
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Of more immediate concern is my wife's mother who lives in Battleground, Washington about 10 miles due south of the Volcano with the prevailing winds heading south at the moment.
Battleground's farther than 10 miles, even as the crow flies, but your point is nonetheless valid. If the winds and eruption are forceful enough, Battlground, La Center, and all other points North (of Vancouver/Portland) might come under serious ash. Fortunately, though, the mountain is going to probably blow in the opposite direction...
The locals say that this is nothing like the big blast in 1980 so I am not that worried since the mountain is missing at least one-third of its main mass from that eruption.
Wouldn't it be something though if St. Helens totally messed with the USGS's predictions and she went all Mt. Mazama on us? I mean, well, even more than 1980. I might get to see that plume from here! :)
...Now, when you look at that, keep in mind that it's about a two-and-a-half-hour drive from downtown Seattle to Mount Rainier.
HOLY COW! That is spectacular.
Tony M
...she went all Mt. Mazama on us?
Considering I live in Bend, Oregon, where all the major landmarks and features in the area are among the following:
a.) Former volcanoes
b.) Potentially active volcanoes
c.) Lava tubes
d.) Cinder cones
the concept of waking up one morning and seeing ash clouds in my immediate vicinity is vaguely in the realm of possiblities.
Considering I live in South-Eastern Michigan the only natural disaster I have to look forward to is the Detroit Lions season, which I have on good authority can be every bit as awesome and destructive as "nature's potholes." On the whole though I do like the three professional sports teams we have here though.
GGG
Considering I live in South-Eastern Michigan the only natural disaster I have to look forward to is the Detroit Lions season, which I have on good authority can be every bit as awesome and destructive as "nature's potholes." On the whole though I do like the three professional sports teams we have here though.
GGG
In Arkansas, we have no professional sports teams, but the U of A Razorback fans are just about their own natural disaster.
Oh yeah, and I live smack-dab in Tornado Alley.
KABOOOOM!!!
I haven't been paying much attention to the news lately. Does that mean St. Helen's erupted again, or are you just bumping the thread?