Over the last few days Mt. St. Helens in Washigton has been quaking and steaming, getting ready for its first eruption since May 18, 1980. Hopefully, this time it can avoid causing 57 deaths. No word yet on when the volcano is expected to blow its top. But since it only happens every 20 years or so, it's somewhat interesting.
We had a family reunion in Washington three summers ago, and we visited the Mt. St. Helens area. It was very impressive, especially all the trees that had just been totally knocked over by the 1980 blast, and the ones farther out that just had all their leaves and twigs incinerated. Or, as Uncle Lowell termed it, "Flying Beaver Damage." There should be a lot more Flying Beaver Damage after Mt. St. Helens goes off again.
Edmond the Hun
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