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07-13-2006, 06:02 PM
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I GOT IT!
You all probably don't care, but they just re-opened Mt. St. Helens for climbing. It is the only active volcano in the lower 48. Climbing is by permit only, and the mountain has been closed to any activity for 1-1/2 years.
Next Friday, the 1st 100 permits to climb an ACTIVE VOLCANO are released. Guess who now has a permit? ME....ME! ME! ME!
So in about a week or so, I'll have pictures of inside the crater of an active volcano. I haven't been this excited since I was part of a geology group that camped in the crater about 10 years ago (I was a geologist back then). WOOHOO! 
It would be totally cool if it actually erupted while I was at the edge of the crater! Those would be some great photos!
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07-13-2006, 06:18 PM
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Re: I GOT IT!
Uhhh, Dave, those would be some pretty crispy photos....but if you're happy, I'm happy.
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07-13-2006, 06:48 PM
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Re: I GOT IT!
Congrats evl.
I'm so sick of wheeling on inactive volcanos. An active one would be nice for a change.
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07-14-2006, 02:43 PM
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Congrats evl.
I'm so sick of wheeling on inactive volcanos. An active one would be nice for a change.
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07-14-2006, 04:16 PM
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Isn't it Growing @ 5' per 24 hours now?  ...Something coming!  |
07-14-2006, 04:23 PM
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Isn't it Growing @ 5' per 24 hours now? ...Something coming! |
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...st-helens.html
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Giant Rock Growing in Mount St. Helens Crater
John Roach
for National Geographic News
May 9, 2006
A massive fin-shaped slab of hot rock has recently been seen growing in the crater of Washington State's Mount St. Helens. The feature is the seventh such structure to rise in the volcano's crater since it began slowly erupting in October 2004, say scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Cascade Volcano Observatory....
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The newest creation currently stands about 300 feet (90 meters) tall and is 330 feet (100 meters) wide at the base, Dzurisin says. The feature is growing at a rate of 4.6 feet (1.4 meters) a day....
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07-13-2006, 06:48 PM
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Way cool! How often does one get that close to a volcano!
Yes Pics Please!!! 
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07-13-2006, 07:14 PM
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I'll be trying to find a good line up the rockfield on the way up. Maybe we could convince the Forest Service to allow a Hummer Happening on the crater rim? I'm going to be carting up all my nice camera equipment with me, so lots of good pictures, let's hope the weather is nice!
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07-13-2006, 07:16 PM
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Congrats! What a great b-day gift to yourself...again
Have fun and stay safe. |
07-14-2006, 06:13 AM
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I'll be trying to find a good line up the rockfield on the way up. Maybe we could convince the Forest Service to allow a Hummer Happening on the crater rim? I'm going to be carting up all my nice camera equipment with me, so lots of good pictures, let's hope the weather is nice!
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I flew over & around it about a year ago. Amazing to see the destruction up close. 25 years later and all of those billions of board feet of timber are still laid out like so many toothpicks. |
07-14-2006, 06:39 AM
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Just don't hike there on February 12, 2009 and 18 weeks after..
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07-14-2006, 06:43 AM
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I flew over & around it about a year ago. Amazing to see the destruction up close. 25 years later and all of those billions of board feet of timber are still laid out like so many toothpicks.
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I can't imagine what that looks like in person.
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07-13-2006, 07:24 PM
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How often does one get that close to a volcano!
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Every time I eat Mexican food it seems.
Congrats Dave! Have fun and be safe. And of course get lots of pics.
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07-13-2006, 07:41 PM
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waiting for the pics...
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07-14-2006, 05:56 AM
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That's awesome! Don't stay too long |
07-14-2006, 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by HummBebe
Uhhh, Dave, those would be some pretty crispy photos....but if you're happy, I'm happy.
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