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Mount St. Helens after 30 years
Published May 17th, 2010 - 8:33AM
The yawning crater of Mount St. Helens is obscured by clouds on an early May day as monument scientist Peter Frenzen leads a group along the Hummocks Trail through the jumbled landscape of the North Fork Toutle River’s upper watershed.
Timeline: The life of Mount St. Helens
Published May 17th, 2010 - 7:25AM
40,000 years ago: Mount St. Helens erupted onto the scene, the youngest of the five steep-sloped volcanoes in the Cascade range.
Make a quake: Johnston Ridge Observatory open for season with several new experiences
Published May 17th, 2010 - 12:05AM
Several new exhibits await visitors to the Johnston Ridge Observatory, which opened for the 2010 tourist season Sunday.
Not happy with 'playground'
Published May 16th, 2010 - 9:43AM
He hunted and fished at Mount St. Helens when he was a kid and logged its forest as a young man. But now Bob Janisch of Castle Rock isn't happy with the way the national monument is managed.
Readers remember: ‘That experience will stay with me forever’
Published May 16th, 2010 - 9:30AM
Readers’ Mount St. Helens memories submitted via e-mail and on our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/sthelenskixash:
In 140 characters, where were you when … ?
Published May 16th, 2010 - 9:30AM
Memories of the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 140 characters or fewer. Submitted to our Twitter account at twitter.com/sthelenskixash.
Having a blast at Mount St. Helens
Published May 16th, 2010 - 9:11AM
The Mount St. Helens landscape that still bears the scars 30 years after the 1980 eruption remains a popular outdoors playground.
The future of Mount St. Helens 30 years later
Published May 15th, 2010 - 11:29AM
Thirty years after the eruption of Mount St. Helens leveled a forest and rained volcanic ash for miles around, the devastated mountain remains an important center for volcano research and science.
One man's tale: 'Surviving Mount St. Helens'
Published May 14th, 2010 - 2:33PM
My friend Pam and I had talked about going to Mount St. Helens and Spirit Lake ever since the mountain rumbled back to life in early March 1980. Earlier in her life she had spent a few years in Centralia and Chehalis and had gotten to know the surrounding area, including, Spirit Lake and Goat Rock.
2009: Mount St. Helens has starring role in movie 'The Road'
Published May 14th, 2010 - 4:39PM
With a few cosmetic tweaks, Mount St. Helens provided the right devastation to serve as a backdrop for scenes in John Hillcoat’s film “The Road.” Production crews spent a day in July 2008 filming on the east side.
2005: A day remembered with awe
Published May 12th, 2010 - 2:11PM
MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL MONUMENT - Hundreds of tourists, foresters and government dignitaries reflected with humility and awe Wednesday on the 25th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens, a blast that devastated the landscape, killed 57 people and turned day to night across Eastern Washington.
2005: Most of volcano's victims were in supposed safe areas
Published May 12th, 2010 - 2:09PM
MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL MONUMENT - The four bodies were found inside the family's car, their lungs filled with ash.
2005: Five stories unfold under an ashen sky
Published May 12th, 2010 - 2:02PM
They careened down winding mountain roads at breakneck speed ahead of a deadly volcanic surge. They cowered in hunting shacks as lightning-laced ash clouds blackened the midmorning sky.
2005: Flood control at St. Helens criticized
Published May 12th, 2010 - 1:56PM
After Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, the mountain of rubble left at the foot of the mountain looked like another disaster waiting to happen.
2005: Volcano often a 'one-trip wonder'
Published May 12th, 2010 - 1:54PM
On really busy days at Mount St. Helens, Mark Smith can't help but feel a pang of disappointment as he watches cars zip by his Eco Park Resort on Highway 504.
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