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Mount Saint Helens — Out Of The Archives

45 years ago today.

KaBoom 🌋

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chrisclougholy.bsky.social Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · May 12
Mount Saint Helens — Out Of The Archives

Sunday is the 45th anniversary of the eruption.

So, this week will be a walk down memory lane. May 1980 style.

📷 Credit: Pinto & dirt bike owner Richard Lasher.

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Foreground: A Pinto towing a motorcycle is parked on a forest road; which is lined by tall, green trees. Richard Lasher owned the vehicles and took the photo. Background: KaBoom. Mount Saint Helens is erupting. A huge ash plum fills the sky.
May 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Sharing this remarkable photo again in advance of tomorrow's anniversary of the 1980 eruption.

Cheers 🌋
chrisclougholy.bsky.social Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · May 6
Mount Saint Helens — Out Of The Archives

A stellar & historic photo of a snow-capped Saint Helens with an airplane flying above.

Long before ... well ... you know.

📷 Credit: Raptor Brigade, JBLM.

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#Eruption l #May1980
A black and white photograph of an airplane flying above a snow-capped Mount Saint Helens. Long before the eruption in May of 1980. Obviously.
May 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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The Secret Magic Of Gophers To Help Restore Devastated Landscapes

by @grrlscientist.bsky.social via #Substack 

#SciComm🧪 #gophers #MountStHelens🌋 #MycorrhizalFungi #microbes #microbiology🔬 grrlscientist.substack.com/p/the-secret...
April 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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🌋 The day Mt St Helen's blew up 🌋
46 years ago today
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thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social 🦌 The Deer Whisperer 🦌 @thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social · May 18
Mt St Helens May 18, 1980

I just cannot imagine what seeing this would've been like.

The person who took this photo had to abandon their car and escape with the motorcycle.
📸Richard Lasher
A Pinto with a motorcycle and a volcano erupting down the road
May 19, 2026 at 12:59 AM
pullman.wsu.edu
It's #ThrowbackThursday to some video from 1980 of what
@pullman.wsu.edu & #Pullman looked like after #MountStHelens erupted... So. Much. Ash. 😷🌋 #TBT #WSU #GoCougs
May 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
chrisclougholy.bsky.social
Mount Saint Helens — Out Of The Archives

Today is the anniversary of the eruption.

So, this week was a walk down memory lane. 1980s style.

Part 1-6: Pinto Man, Waterskier, Mt Adams, 8:32 am, Harry Truman, conical.

45 years ago today: KaBoom 🌋

Photo credit: UW archives

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Mount Saint Helens was a picturesque, conical peak that drew comparisons to Mount Fuji. Even attracting tourists from Japan. Then, on May 18th, 1980, Saint Helens blew its top. The photo shows a gigantic ash plum above the volcano.
May 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
wed-explorer.bsky.social
In recent days, strong winds in the area have lifted old ash from the 1980 eruptions. This phenomenon is due to dry, snow-free conditions and has no connection to new volcanic activity.🌬🌋 #MountStHelens
September 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
pointc.bsky.social
It's #throwbackthursday so here are some shots from last summer at #mountsthelens. 🌋

1. This was the magnificent view from our lunch spot.
2. The remains of a '72 Pontiac destroyed in the 1980 eruption.

#pnw #sthelens #washington
Mount St. Helens A mangled and rusted Pontiac Grand Prix destroyed in the Mount St. Helens eruption.
February 26, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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Today is the 45th anniversary. 🌋
WATCH the KOIN 6 special here!
@koin6.bsky.social #MountStHelens
KOIN+ special: Mount St. Helens 45th eruption anniversary
The 45th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens happens Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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May 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
geosociety.bsky.social
46 years ago today, Mount St. Helens erupted. Collins & Dunne (1986, GSA Bulletin) showed how erosion rates rapidly declined after tephra deposition as rill networks stabilized, highlighting the importance of long-term geomorphology research. 🌋 geosociety.co/MountStHelens
May 18, 2026 at 4:01 PM
rsimmon.bsky.social
Exactly 46 years ago, #MountStHelens erupted, permanently re-sculpting the surrounding landscape. See maps of the topography before & after here: creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/st...

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Satellite image showing Mount St. Helens and the area to the southwest, including Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington. Coincidentally, the gray area of the land struck by the eruption appears similar to urban areas.
May 18, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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The view from my towel.
#mountsthelens🌋
The view from Sauvie Island.
July 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
earthskyscience.bsky.social
On Tuesday, the USGS had to reassure the public that #MountStHelens was not erupting after large plumes of what looked like smoke rose from above the historic mountain peak. But it was 45-year-old ash from the 1980 eruption kicked up by strong winds. #volcanoes 🌋
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📸 USGS.
Dust flying above the peak of Mt. St. Helens.
September 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
oicwa.bsky.social
🌋Most homeowner and auto policies will cover at least some damage from volcanic eruptions, but there are exceptions. Make sure you’re covered: www.insurance.wa.gov/insurance-re... #mountsthelens #volcano
46 years ago today, Mount St. Helens erupted. Most homeowner and auto policies will cover at least some damage from volcanic eruptions, but there are exceptions. Make sure you're covered. (see caption for more) WA OIC www. INSURANCE.WA.GOV
May 18, 2026 at 11:42 PM
jessicarobot.bsky.social
I scored this gem from @phaneritic.bsky.social a few years ago and it graces my classroom now.
Mount St. Helens is my fave 🌋 as a Portlander, erupting when I was in 9th grade. No words can describe the thrill discovering the gentle mountain was actually a disguised volcano. #MountStHelens #volcano
3D printed issue box cover showing the actually topography of Mount St. Helens. The tissues “erupt” from the crater!
November 20, 2024 at 10:16 PM
wed-explorer.bsky.social
In this higher-res satellite view, the blue outlines mark concentrated ash plumes being lofted and channeled by terrain. The faint veil above is also resuspended ash, dispersed more widely by winds—not new #volcanic emissions. #MountStHelens 🌬🌋
September 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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#MountStHelens #PNW Nothing like an #eruption of a volcano to get attention! This is from 1/2022 not far from the mountain. But I was living in Seattle during 5/1980 original blast; loud, shook my house, rattled the windows & a lot of ash followed when wind sent it across many states. 🌋
March 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
2tout2rien.bsky.social
Des milliers d’arbres couchés… non par la tronçonneuse, mais par le souffle d’un volcan 🌋🌲
En 1980, le Mont St. Helens explose : une onde de choc si puissante qu’elle projettera des arbres entiers dans un lac voisin.
📸 Jim Hughes, USFS
#MountStHelens #ÉruptionVolcanique #Nature #Insolite
August 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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#kith #kidsinthehall #30helensagree #30helens #mtsthelens #mountsthelens #doubt #volcano
May 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
liveamemory.bsky.social
On May 18, 1980 Mount St. Helens Erupted.🌋
In June 1985 I Visited this Scarred Land - And the Dust Had Not Settled.
It Was a Moonscape of Fallen Trees, Ash and a Volcano Still Breathing.
It’s an Amazing Memory from a Trip to the #PNW!🗻🔥
#MountStHelens #MtStHelens
#Volcano
May 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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From the Cascades Volcano Observatory @ 10:42am: “Strong winds in the vicinity of #MountStHelens have picked up loose volcanic ash deposited during the 1980 eruptions and are carrying it to the west–northwest. The resuspended ash has been reported by commercial pilots in the area.”

🌋

#wawx
September 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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August 27, 1982, is when the #MountStHelens National Volcanic Monument was established! To celebrate its birthday, we’re making snow cones – kind of like a volcanic cone, but way tastier.
@silverlake-resort.com #PNWGetaway #pnw #staycation #fieldtrip #kayaking #cowlitzcounty #washingtonstate #rv
August 27, 1982, is when the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument was established! To celebrate its birthday, we’re making snow cones – kind of like a volcanic cone, but way tastier. 😋 Stop by on August 27th and grab one for just 43¢ (the monument’s age!). 🎂🌋 Or rent a Kayak for $4.30 an hour. We'll cap off the day with a 43 minute group pontoon ride on Silver Lake for the $4.30 / person for the first 10 people that RSVP. Ride will start at 6 pm. Don’t forget to Like & Follow us as we keep the fun going with our countdown to America’s 250th birthday! 🇺🇸✨ #pnwresort #silverlakeresortwa #PNWGetaway #pnw #staycation #fieldtrip #ScoutingAmerica #kayaking #mountsthelens #cowlitzcounty #washingtonstate #silverlakewa #rv #lakelife #spot2nite #hipcamp #airstream
August 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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45 years ago today. 🌋 #MountStHelens
mountsthelens1980.bsky.social Mount St. Helens Archive @mountsthelens1980.bsky.social · May 18
For some, it’ll reach over 10 inches—just like in Ritzville, the town hit with the most.

Interstates close. Paralysis takes over.

In Yakima, day turns to night. Headlights flicker through the gray. Visibility drops to nothing. The city grinds to a halt.
May 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Good Dates Are Going Fast!
Why camp with us?
👉 Plenty of space for families & groups 🌲
🏕 Right on #SilverLakewashington — wake up to serene water views
🏔 Minutes from #MountStHelens Visitor Center—explore an epic volcano 🌋
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February 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM