[An Old Man]

Very interesting. I had the oportunity to fly over Mt. St. Hellens on 18 Apr, 1980. That evening I drove through northern Washington, on the most northerly edge of the ash plume.

At times the road ventured southerly into the places where a blanket of ash covered the ground. There, everything, in all directions, looked much like the surface of the moon. It took several days to wash the stuff off of the road surfaces. Today, some 30 years later, you can still find traces of the ash in the branches of trees in the forests.

If that volcano does what it did last time it erupted, many will long for the good old days.

This eruption might take several years to clear up the mess it is making.

[Travis McGee]

It could be a big game changer, that’s for sure!

[castlebrew]

18 Apr May, 1980.

There, fixed it.

Not to be picky, but I was there, too. Waiting to ship to EOBC at Ft Belvoir, to report on 20May80.