Geologic Scars
Mount St. Helens, Mt. St. Helens National Monument, Washington State
Forty-two years after its destructive eruption, a wide swath of devastation remains (230 square miles). The mountain itself is 1300 feet shorter than it was before the blast. The collapse of the north face resulted in the largest known debris avalanche in history. Every tree for miles to the north, northeast and NW was flattened, and large areas still show little sign of rebound.
Most would probably agree that the resulting cone is not as beautiful as it once was, it is nonetheless awesome.
I might have preferred a sunny day with pretty puffy clouds dotting the skies, but I think the completely overcast sky worked as well. This is BTW, a Pano combining three photos. It's also a composite so as to have both the stump and volcano in focus. I wish it had been a prettier stump. :-)
Geologic Scars
Mount St. Helens, Mt. St. Helens National Monument, Washington State
Forty-two years after its destructive eruption, a wide swath of devastation remains (230 square miles). The mountain itself is 1300 feet shorter than it was before the blast. The collapse of the north face resulted in the largest known debris avalanche in history. Every tree for miles to the north, northeast and NW was flattened, and large areas still show little sign of rebound.
Most would probably agree that the resulting cone is not as beautiful as it once was, it is nonetheless awesome.
I might have preferred a sunny day with pretty puffy clouds dotting the skies, but I think the completely overcast sky worked as well. This is BTW, a Pano combining three photos. It's also a composite so as to have both the stump and volcano in focus. I wish it had been a prettier stump. :-)