Anniversary May 18 1980

anniversary of Mt. St. Helens erupting...

remember it well...

was at home outside and had to look UP to see the top of the plume from about 80 miles away...

in some towns down south there are still piles of ash from that day...

remember to prep folks for everything...

wally

 

Am I right in remembering that there was virtually no warning prior to the eruption?

 

there was really no warning, although everyone knew it was gonna blow shortly...

i believe there was an earthquake and then minutes later it blew/erupted//collapsed/landslide....

 

Thank you - that's how I thought I remembered it, but it was a long time back and the memory plays tricks.

I'm not sure there is much prepping other then Evac bags for such a situation.

 

I remember the explosion. I lived down in Chehalis from 93' to 95' and there was an ash layer in my yard. Going up to the volcano was awesome. So many trees all laying like toothpicks.

Dale

 

wow that is about 30 miles from where i live now. i actually try and spend my money in chehalis/centralia to support that nice area...howdy long ago neighbor

 

Howdy. I loved that area. My youngest was born in Centralia. The only thing I didn't like at the time was the I-5 drive. Especially up through Tacoma and Seattle. I drove a lot for work and 14 lanes of traffic was something I never got used to. LOL! I really miss the fishing out there. There is nothing like hooking up a large steelhead. Tasty too.

Dale

PS - How's the sturgeon fishing these days?

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-57215690

Just to show how the geology of the planet is always on the move, this is a BBC article about last nights volcanic eruption in DR Congo.

A difficult disaster scenario prep for.

 

While I don’t live on or near a volcano, and I am guessing the closest is perhaps 200 air miles away, if one blows it can still impact me with the ash fallout and the disruption of air traffic. I recall a few years ago doing subsistence fishing with a tribal friend near Dillingham when a volcano blew in the Aleutians. I just made it out before air travel was shut down for days. Somewhere in Alaska their is always a volcano acting up on any given day. While I can’t see a volcano from my property, a short 20 mile drive I can get to a high spot. On a clear day with binoculars, I am almost guaranteed to see at least one of them blowing smoke.

That said, it’s wildfires, bears and earthquakes, in that order that I am more worried about.

 

i've never actually gone sturgeon fishing my entire time here...

yes I-5 can be a PITA for sure....