Mt. St. Helens - Robot Impurity Photography

Mt. St. Helens

Mt. St. Helens Monument, Washington

The not devastated side of Mount St. Helens
This side of the mountain was spared most of the destructive of the 1980 eruption. A view from the southeastern side.
Stereotypical Mount St. Helens postcard photo
Trees, skies, volcano and steam, oh my!
Burp
Mount St. Helens through the trees, southeastern side

Steam venting at Mt. St. Helens
Right as I arrived at Johnston Ridge Observatory, Mount St. Helens kindly let out a fairly decent sized venting of steam, to the delight of the crowd. We are also delighted it wasn't a full-on explosive eruption.
Steam venting, close up view
Right as I arrived at Johnston Ridge Observatory, Mount St. Helens kindly let out a fairly decent sized venting of steam from its new "fin" magma dome, to the delight of the crowd. We are also delighted it wasn't a full-on explosive eruption.
Erosion zone
The area of pyroclastic and mudflow from the crater of Mount St. Helens. Erosion has created a bunch of channels in the ground