Ape Caves are the geological wonders at Mount St. Helens. Ape Caves lava tube is the third longest tube in North America that is 13,042 feet long (about 2.4 miles) underground.
Visit Mt Saint Helens, 1 hour from Portland, and 2 hours from Seattle. Take the scenic 51-mile drive along Route 504 to see the blast zone, including two visitor centers, three spectacular viewpoints, and a lake.
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Lava Canyon: trail description, photos, GPS map, and directions for this hike down a canyon shaped by the 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens Volcano
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The photographs taken by Richard Bowen are, indeed, spectacular.
This was a bit earlier than the 1st photo I posted from this nice evening at Mount St. Helens National Monument..... it's moments like this when I'm very happy to be able to see something like this, and then share it with all of you....
On May 18th, 1980, thirty years ago today, at 8:32 a.m., the ground shook beneath Mount St. Helens in Washington state as a magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck, setting off one of the largest landslides in recorded history - the entire north slope of the volcano slid away. As the land moved, it exposed the superheated core of the volcano setting off gigantic explosions and eruptions of steam, ash and rock debris. The blast was heard hundreds of miles away, the pressure wave flattened entire forests, the heat melted glaciers and set off destructive mudflows, and 57 people lost their lives. The erupting ash column shot up 80,000 feet into the atmosphere for over 10 hours, depositing ash across Eastern Washington and 10 other states. Collected here are photos of the volcano and its fateful 1980 eruption.
Close your eyes, and imagine the Statue of Liberty. You’ll probably picture its gigantic size, powerful posture, its intense face, the seven spikes of its crown, the way she’s holding a torch… Even if you’ve never seen it in real life, your mind most likely has a common image of it that most people have.
Area residents are invited to see the wonder of Mt. St. Helens on Saturday, the 39th anniversary of the 1980 eruption. The Johnston Ridge Observatory opens for the season Saturday, just in time for the anniversary.
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Forty-two years later, the deadly eruption remains a landmark event in Pacific Northwest history, a “Where were you then?” moment.
On May 18, 1980, an earthquake struck below the north face of Mount St. Helens in Washington State, triggering the largest landslide in recorded history, and a major volcanic eruption that scattered ash across a dozen states.
1980 Eruption of Mt. St. Helens
Remembering the eruption of Mount St Helens.
