Can you remember where you were in May of 1980? I was in Edmonton and Lorraine was in Regina. The photo below was on display at the Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument taken May 17, 1980, the day before it blew its top.
We are now traveling south to spend the winter in warmer climates and along the way, in Washington is Mt. St. Helens. We are at the same name RV Park just off the I-5 in Castle Rock, WA. The first day of our stay we stopped at the Mt. St. Helens Visitor Centre where the young ranger showed the route to the view point and a live camera shot of the mountain and it was in the sun, a good thing. At the lower altitude we were in a fog so it was nice to see that the sun was out and no snow up higher.
The higher we went, the more we could see of our destination. There were many view points along the road. The RV Park is at 550 ft elevation and signs on the way told us the 2000, 3000, and 4000 ft. points. On arriving at Johnston Ridge Observatory we were 4,314 ft. above sea level and the temperature was 1C with a cold wind. It reminded me of summer hikes in the Canadian Rockies where you start the day in sunshine and when you get to the top it's snowing. Well today we didn't have any snow.
From the top the view was fantastic. The info sign were set up along the train for a very informative self guided tour.
While at the top we saw a plumb of white coming from the crater that we assumed was steam from the volcano its self. I was able to take the very clear shot of the snow capped mountain.
So until next time remember "Discover It and Live It".
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