Mt St Helens "The Car"

Mt St Helens

 Wet, cement-like slurries of rock and mud scoured all sides of the volcano. Searing flows of pumice poured from the crater. The eruption lasted 9 hours, but Mount St. Helens and the surrounding landscape were dramatically changed within moments. Loosing about 1,300 feet in elevation.

Short You Tube Video (About 7 Mins.)
Shows side of mountain lateral blast

 Longer You Tube Video (About 20 Mins.)
Including stories and the massive destruction.

"The Car"
(Click on the pic to enlarge)

1980:  Try to imagine the power and magnitude of a blast that leaves trees looking like match sticks!

2009:  Green plants, flowers and a few small trees dot the devastated landscape.

2016: Self-seeded  and planted trees gain strength and height but ghost trees still stand on the hill... 37 years later