Mount St. Helens before and after eruption.
I became acquainted with Mt. St. Helens, while living in Centralia, Washington in the years 1976 through 1978. My employment was with Weyerhaeuser Forestry Research. On weekends I explored the southern Washington Cascades. My familiarity with Mt. St. Helens led to an assignment with National Geographic Magazine in 1980. I have been back a few times since.
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Mt. St. Helens as viewed from Mt. Whittier to the north. Mt. Margaret in foreground. 1978.
Fireweed adds a nice touch to a Weyerhaeuser clear-cut on the NW side of Mt. St. Helens in 1976.
Steam coming from Mt. St. Helens crater on the morning of April 11, 1980.
Mt. St. Helens on April 12, 1980. View from the north looking across Spirit Lake.
Mt. St. Helens on June 30, 1980. View from north looking across Spirit Lake.
U.S. Army Chinook helicopter flying over Mt. St. Helens blast zone on May 19, 1980.
Mt. St. Helens from the north. Mt. Margaret back country in foreground.
Aerial view from south looking across Blast Zone at Spirit Lake and Mt. Rainier,
Mt. St. Helens from west end of Spirit Lake in 1981.
Floating logs on Spirit Lake. 1981.
Logs floating on surface of Spirit Lake. 1980
Fallen forest knocked down by blast of Mt. St. Helens on May 18, 1980.
Tracks in Mt. St. Helens ash following eruption. Near Packwood, WA.
High water mark on Toutle River left by sudden high water from glacial melting.
Bridge over Toutle River destroyed by flooding due to melting glaciers.
Salvage logging on Weyerhaeuser land in the Mt. St. Helens blast zone in 1981.
Mt. St. Helens from Mt. Margaret in September of 1980.
Fireweed growing in blast zone of Mt. St. Helens. September 1980.
Small lakes formed from steam explosions in pyroclastic flow at Mt. St. Helens. Color is due to bacteria. 1981
Helicopter taking water samples from Spirit Lake in 1981
Mt. St. Helens as seen from the north in 2006. Mt. Margaret back country.
Green River back country north of Mt. St. Helens in 1978. Note bark harvested from cedar tree by Native Americans.
Old growth forest along Green River trail north of Mt. St. Helens in 1978.
Ashfall on forest north of Mt. St. Helens near Randall, WA. 1980
Ash covered forest leveled by blast of Mt. St. Helens on May 18, 1980.
Thimbleberry has grown back from the roots over the summer of 1980 following eruption of Mt. St. Helens.
Hydrology study in the Clearwater Creek area of the Mt. St. Helens blast zone in 1980.
Research scientists studying soil life following blast of Mt. St. Helens in 1980.