lee
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We were out there in 81 and 83 but that was too early to get back in there. We would have liked to seen it then.
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We were out there in 81 and 83 but that was too early to get back in there. We would have liked to seen it then.
jad01
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^The last time I was at Mt. St Helens (2006ish?), it was venting gas from the caldera cone. Pretty amazing stuff. The surrounding forest is a great case study in primary v. secondary ecologic succession. I still have a couple of bottles of ash in my classroom as a discussion piece for students.
exgman
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Here's a closeup I made of the MSH caldera cone in 2016. It seems to have grown a lot over the years, and was still venting some gas. A couple of years later I was in Sicily wandering around on the summit of Mt. Vesuvius, and it was venting in a similar manner.
HSVPhil
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Just adding my 2 cents: I'm guessing your camera added more blue than it actually really was on that day?
I see no visible signs of volcanic venting, unless the whole photograph is itself full of obscura and blue steam.
We could not visit the park when we were out that way because our timing headed south from JBLM said the NP was closed that day. We rode east from the Interstate for many miles just to get this viewpoint {which is what we were basically trying to get}. The NPS website said don't bother; so we just got close enuf. No hiking up to the caldera for selfies....
For us on our Grande CoddiWomple, that was worth our best effort. Sadly, No National Park Passport Stamp that day, 20July21.
There's so much to Discover out there; we really enjoyed our 2021 CoddiWomple Challenge!
Life's not a Dress Rehearsal, guys & gals, so go for a Long Ride!
Hope to see All Y'all in Springfield, MO this June.
Ciao!
HSV-Karen & HSV-Phil
USN-Ret'd —-&-— USAF-Ret’d
'09 650GS-twin — '14 K-GT
'82 R100CS ——— '75 R90S
'16 R1200RS —-— ’05 Vespa 200L
I see no visible signs of volcanic venting, unless the whole photograph is itself full of obscura and blue steam.
We could not visit the park when we were out that way because our timing headed south from JBLM said the NP was closed that day. We rode east from the Interstate for many miles just to get this viewpoint {which is what we were basically trying to get}. The NPS website said don't bother; so we just got close enuf. No hiking up to the caldera for selfies....
For us on our Grande CoddiWomple, that was worth our best effort. Sadly, No National Park Passport Stamp that day, 20July21.
There's so much to Discover out there; we really enjoyed our 2021 CoddiWomple Challenge!
Life's not a Dress Rehearsal, guys & gals, so go for a Long Ride!
Hope to see All Y'all in Springfield, MO this June.
Ciao!
HSV-Karen & HSV-Phil
USN-Ret'd —-&-— USAF-Ret’d
'09 650GS-twin — '14 K-GT
'82 R100CS ——— '75 R90S
'16 R1200RS —-— ’05 Vespa 200L
Todanshaffer@hotmail.com
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Back on the road....
After a couple of weeks with some sunny 35F days that gravel road in the background mostly cleared of ice except in the shady patches. So off went the airhead yesterday. Great bike to inspire a little bit of confidence that rolling through icy patches with feet dragging I might be able to save the spill before it happens. And of course picking up an airhead doesn't require weeks of spinal rehab. But no worries. After 70 miles as the fading sun no longer warmed the air those ice patches weren't so soft anymore but still no worries. I was surprised that the trip up the driveway was trouble free as well. What a lovely feeling to ride on two wheels again! ....of course it was tempting to do silly stuff like we tend to do on snowmobiles around here. But really, with only one wheel up front, not two skiis, and no snow to soften the landing, it was easy to refrain from that sort of fun.
After a couple of weeks with some sunny 35F days that gravel road in the background mostly cleared of ice except in the shady patches. So off went the airhead yesterday. Great bike to inspire a little bit of confidence that rolling through icy patches with feet dragging I might be able to save the spill before it happens. And of course picking up an airhead doesn't require weeks of spinal rehab. But no worries. After 70 miles as the fading sun no longer warmed the air those ice patches weren't so soft anymore but still no worries. I was surprised that the trip up the driveway was trouble free as well. What a lovely feeling to ride on two wheels again! ....of course it was tempting to do silly stuff like we tend to do on snowmobiles around here. But really, with only one wheel up front, not two skiis, and no snow to soften the landing, it was easy to refrain from that sort of fun.
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