More destruction

New highways with eleven bridges in the area have now been reconstructed away from the riverbed and higher up the mountain. The old road was down by the riverbed. All bridges and roads were destroyed within miles of the mountain.

Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

July 8th 2007
Our most exciting visit to date was to Mt. St. Helens. We had no idea of the devastation this area suffered from the violent volcanic eruption that occurred at 8:32a.m on Sunday, May 18, 1980. Compare the two pictures of the mountain before May 18th and then after May 18th. Geologists call Mt. St. Helens a composite volcano(or stratovolcano), a term for steep-sided, often symmetrical cones cons ... read more

North America

Message Follow (1) Comment

The Maxey Adventure

Patti and Bill

We are travelling across this continent in an Essex motorcoach named " Mulligan" which for us means "do it again". We invite you to join us if you are interested in seeing where we have been and what we are doing. This is a trip we have wanted to do for many years and we are having a wonderful time. So come and join us on our travels. We are not only sightseeing but fly fishing some of the nation's best streams, rivers and lakes and golfing some of the nation's top rated courses as well !... full info

Joined	June 19th 2007	Trips	0
Last Login	August 12th 2011	Followers	1
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	0
Blogs	134	Guestbook	7
Photos	958	Forum Posts	3

[photo=1405675]

[blogger=41242]

[photo=1405675]

[blog=189618]

[blogger=41242]

Top Photos Blog Map

Tot: 0.03s; Tpl: 0.003s; cc: 4; qc: 6; dbt: 0.0113s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1004.1kb