#mountsainthelens

[usnatarchives]

CIA Reconnaissance Photo of Mount Saint Helens 7/22/1980. NARA ID 595259.

Mount St. Helens Eruption, 5/18/1980, USDA Forest Service, NARA ID 7035237.

#OTD 1980: Mt. St. Helens Erupts

By Miriam Kleiman, Public Affairs

Mount St. Helens erupted for nine hours on May 18, 1980, destroying plant and animal life in the surrounding 230 square miles of forest and killing 57 people. The blast of ash, rock, and steam blew across the Gifford Pinchot National Forest at speeds up to 670 MPH, with the ash plume reaching 15 miles upwards. Our holdings include Forest Service records documenting this eruption and its aftermath.

Eruption was bad, but not as bad as Mt. Vesuvius... This record puts this eruption in historical perspective:

USDA records of the US Forest Service, May 1980. NARA ID 7035237

Eruption was bad, but there's hope: Gov't film offers perspective and reassurance (emphasis added):

This Place in Time: The Mount St. Helen's Story "Recounts through reenactments, personal recollections, and documentary narration, the earth-changing event and aftermath of the May 18, 1980, volcanic eruption of Mount St. Helens... The film leaves the viewer with a positive feeling that the devastated area will someday be beautiful again during the course of the earth-shattering and earth-healing process."

This place in time: The Mount St. Helens story 1984 (USDA, Forest Service, NARA ID 13504)

Before-and-after photos show the eruption's impact: BEFORE:

Mount St. Helens and Spirit Lake, 1936. USDA Forest Service, NARA ID 6017991.

AFTER:

Spirit Lake buried by debris, 5/19/1960, USDA, Forest Service, NARA ID 6017993.

The National Archives holds these and many more records in Record Group 95 - Records of the Forest Service - approximately 38 million pages of textual records alone. You can find nearly 300 million textual scans in our Online Catalog.

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#volcanoes #mt st helens #mountsainthelens #natural disasters #otd #washington state #forest service #uSDA #wildlife

[sprntrco]

Wow. Needed to reshare this: Richard Lasher, a Boeing employee at the Frederickson Plant, was on his way to ride his dirt bike around Spirit Lake when the mountain erupted in front of him. Original image taken May 18, 1980. (Washington State Archives). Yup, it’s Mt St Helens! #Vscocam #vsco #lifeofadventure #letsgosomewhere #travelstoke #go #gowest #travel #explore #goexplore #wanderlust #roadtrip #ontheroad #adventure #history #washington #washingtonstate #pnw #mtsthelens #mountsainthelens #volcano #eruption #ford #pinto #fordpinto (at Mount Saint Helens) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnkKniBv4lN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#vscocam #vsco #lifeofadventure #letsgosomewhere #travelstoke #go #gowest #travel #explore #goexplore #wanderlust #roadtrip #ontheroad #adventure #history #washington #washingtonstate #pnw #mtsthelens #mountsainthelens #volcano #eruption #ford #pinto #fordpinto

[kellyafsmith13-blog]

Today is the anniversary of the Mount St. Helen’s eruption. I grew up fascinated by what had happened but nothing can prepare you for how barren the land still is after all these years, especially if you visit Mt. Rainier after. #thenextgreatadventure #adventuresinthepacificnorthwest #adventuresinwashington #mountsainthelens #mtsthelens #nps #ringoffire #cascades #pnw #lumix #lumixg7 #lumixmoment #wherelumixgoes #yourshotphotographer #changingphotography #solotravel #washingtonexplored #neverstopexploring #pnwonderland #findyourpark #washington #optoutside #bebrave #livefuriously (at Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdtSIuVpajb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#thenextgreatadventure #adventuresinthepacificnorthwest #adventuresinwashington #mountsainthelens #mtsthelens #nps #ringoffire #cascades #pnw #lumix #lumixg7 #lumixmoment #wherelumixgoes #yourshotphotographer #changingphotography #solotravel #washingtonexplored #neverstopexploring #pnwonderland #findyourpark #washington #optoutside #bebrave #livefuriously

[fentonphoto]

Mount Saint Helens wildflowers. #flowers #flora #MountSaintHelens #wildflowers #nature #landscape #Washingtonstate #rock @travelandlovelife-blog

#original photography #cannon camera #photographer on tumblr #nature #landscape #pws photos worth seeing #rocks #flowers #flora #mount saint helens #wildflowers #Washington State

[paulmcfaddenphotography]

(via Mount Saint Helens Recovery - 42 Plus Years After the Eruption (1980) - This Picture was Taken the Fall of 2022 From a Farm in Onalaska Washington. With Corn Fields in the Foreground, St Helens is About 30 Miles in the Distance.)

#paulmcfadden, #paulmcfaddenphotography, #photography, #photos, #travel, #vacation, #sightseeing, #nationalparks, #tourist, #nationalmonument, #mtsthelens, #mountsainthelens, #volcano, #washingtonstate 

[creativeadventuring]

The view of #mountsthelens from #elkpoint is a must see when in the area. It is just as dramatic as #johnsonridge but is just as good in my book. It is hard to believe that the eruption was 40+ years ago. It is amazing to see how barren areas have rebounded from the total devastation. . . . . . . #mountsainthelens #volcano #washington #explorewashington #explorewa #washingtonexplored #washingtonstate #pacificnorthwest #pacificnw #cascades #cascadiaexplored #pnw #pnwphotography #pnwonderland #pnwisbeautiful #pnwisbest #pnwadventures #pnwcollective #eruption #mountains #mountain #creativadventuring #wanderlust #wanderlusting (at Elk Rock Viewpoint) https://www.instagram.com/p/CT-8BL9l5VU/?utm_medium=tumblr

#mountsthelens #elkpoint #johnsonridge #mountsainthelens #volcano #washington #explorewashington #explorewa #washingtonexplored #washingtonstate #pacificnorthwest #pacificnw #cascades #cascadiaexplored #pnw #pnwphotography #pnwonderland #pnwisbeautiful #pnwisbest #pnwadventures #pnwcollective #eruption #mountains #mountain #creativadventuring #wanderlust #wanderlusting

[adamkatzsinding]

WASHINGTON • SEE MORE on AdamKatzSinding.com • #WashingtonState #Washington #Enumclaw #MountRainier #MountSaintHelens #MountEllinor #GigHarbor #VashonIsland #NationalPark #Travel #Nature #Architecture #AKS #AdamKatzSinding #NoFreePhotos #Goat (at Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDCDNI9H0nj/?igshid=moh3f4cj50et

#washingtonstate #washington #enumclaw #mountrainier #mountsainthelens #mountellinor #gigharbor #vashonisland #nationalpark #travel #nature #architecture #aks #adamkatzsinding #nofreephotos #goat

[guenthergroup]

Mt. Rainier & Mount Adams as I fly home. Upper left is best. . . *** #mountsainthelens #mtrainier #rainierwatch #mtsthelens #aerial #landscapes #pnwisbeautiful #mountains #cascades #upperleftcoast #happymonday #upperleftusa https://www.instagram.com/p/BzGMdYMA4Y3/?igshid=4202h7qabhja

#mountsainthelens #mtrainier #rainierwatch #mtsthelens #aerial #landscapes #pnwisbeautiful #mountains #cascades #upperleftcoast #happymonday #upperleftusa

[connie-awanderingsoul]

I found this on the facebook sales page. OMG I love it. Mount Saint Helens erupted May 18, 1980 and I was born May 26, 1980. It was like LOOK OUT WORLD! This one is worth a volcanic eruption! #mountsainthelens https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw2dAPFBGyY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8k04utul2kcc

#mountsainthelens

[themoosefish]

And just like that, the boy got his first volcano. Yeah, alpine starts are hard. Climbing steep snow slopes is hard. Battling the wind and cold is hard. But if it’s what you love, you can take it. — 📍On the lands of the Klickitat people. — #mountaineering #volcano #hiking #washington #pacificnorthwest #pnw #adventure #deuter #deuterforever #gooutside #type2fun #mountsainthelens #mtsthelens #prouddad #happyteen #outdoorkids (at Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc4fIDcrBVi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#mountaineering #volcano #hiking #washington #pacificnorthwest #pnw #adventure #deuter #deuterforever #gooutside #type2fun #mountsainthelens #mtsthelens #prouddad #happyteen #outdoorkids

[tadabatmobile]

Mount St. Helen from downtown Portland by OSHU ….. #oregon #landscapephotography #photography #portlandoregon #mountsainthelens #pnw https://www.instagram.com/p/CaWDhBjLXLz/?utm_medium=tumblr

#oregon #landscapephotography #photography #portlandoregon #mountsainthelens #pnw

[gloriousgal81]

Day trip to Mount Saint Helens #vlog is live now. We can see St. Helens from certain parts of the Portland metro area, but We had never been so close. It was such a beautiful sight to behold. Check out the vlog below. https://youtu.be/m4fvStzjWWQ ——————————- #mountsainthelens #daytrip #roadtrip #travel #travelvlogger #explorewashingtonstate #explorewashington #travelwashington #pacificnorthwest #pnw #pnwadventures #blackcontentcreators #blackcontentcreator #mtsthelens #volcano #pnwvolcanoes #travelusa #travelamerica (at Johnston Ridge Observatory Mt St Helens) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVQPXTuK60s/?utm_medium=tumblr

#vlog #mountsainthelens #daytrip #roadtrip #travel #travelvlogger #explorewashingtonstate #explorewashington #travelwashington #pacificnorthwest #pnw #pnwadventures #blackcontentcreators #blackcontentcreator #mtsthelens #volcano #pnwvolcanoes #travelusa #travelamerica

[tazita02]

Almost looks like there is smoke coming out of Fabian’s noise and covering Mount St Helen’s and I am trying to avoid it. Lol But this was still a beautiful day to go up and see the mountain at various viewpoints. * * * #proceedingonwardinamerica #poa #poavlog #mountsthelens #mountsainthelens #washington #washingtonstate #mountains #mountainlife #mountainview #travel #travelgram #travelblogger #rvlivingstories #rvlifediaries (at Mount Saint Helens Washington State, USA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPKFFBVBchD/?utm_medium=tumblr

#proceedingonwardinamerica #poa #poavlog #mountsthelens #mountsainthelens #washington #washingtonstate #mountains #mountainlife #mountainview #travel #travelgram #travelblogger #rvlivingstories #rvlifediaries

[kellyafsmith13-blog]

‘By discovering nature, you discover yourself.’ —M. Lagacé #thenextgreatadventure #adventuresinthepacificnorthwest #adventuresinwashington #mountsainthelens #mtsthelens #nps #ringoffire #cascades #pnw #lumix #lumixg7 #lumixmoment #wherelumixgoes #yourshotphotographer #changingphotography #washingtonexplored #neverstopexploring #pnwonderland #findyourpark #washington #optoutside #bebrave #livefuriously (at Mount St. Helens) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTd5wAnLj5o/?utm_medium=tumblr

#thenextgreatadventure #adventuresinthepacificnorthwest #adventuresinwashington #mountsainthelens #mtsthelens #nps #ringoffire #cascades #pnw #lumix #lumixg7 #lumixmoment #wherelumixgoes #yourshotphotographer #changingphotography #washingtonexplored #neverstopexploring #pnwonderland #findyourpark #washington #optoutside #bebrave #livefuriously

[paulmcfaddenphotography]

(via Mount Saint Helens Recovery - 30 Plus Years After the Eruption (1980) - Toutle River Valley - Flowing Below the Mountain - Mud flows and Eruption Blow Down Being Reclaimed by Nature - Recovery Picture #7)

#paulmcfadden, #paulmcfaddenphotography, #photography, #photos, #travel, #vacation, #sightseeing, #nationalparks, #tourist, #nationalmonument, #mtsthelens, #mountsainthelens, #volcano, #washingtonstate 

[sobluepenguin]

Not quarantined! Beautiful day for a drive up north. #Washington #YaleLake #Sunny #FinalDaysBeforeTheApocalypse #NotJapan #ThanksChina #MountSaintHelens (at Yale Lake) https://www.instagram.com/p/B97cF6QgAaBONopLaboZVC5gbXAHTZul30PjL40/?igshid=1obpe2w3ke3br

#washington #yalelake #sunny #finaldaysbeforetheapocalypse #notjapan #thankschina #mountsainthelens