[11B3]

Thanks for posting this - it is still my belief that the Cascades are indeed waking up. Hopefully not too violently - something a little more benign than in 1980, thank you. This should be an interesting spring thaw, for sure.

[2sheep]

Yes, very interesting.  There is a volcano offshore near the mouth of the Columbia and another offshore of Brookings in S. Oregon.  Because many of the Cascade volcanos are "strato" instead of "shield" type, they can give the area a real surprise.  Volcanos can shoot boulders bigger than cars and also ash smaller than the smallest sand which can ruin your car's engine.

[2sheep]

 Mount St. Helens remembered: 'God is speaking'
 Mount St. Helens: Lessons in life from the zone of destruction
 Mount Rainier: Danger at our door
 Mount St. Helens remembered: Volcano drew 3 million visitors in 1999
 Johnston Ridge hike reveals rebirth at Mount St. Helens

 7 Wonders of Mount St. Helens
 Mount St. Helens And Catastrophism
 Mt. St. Helens - Fast Facts <--- Good before and after pics here

catastrophism:

catastrophism, originally, the outdated geological doctrine that the physical features of the earth's surface, e.g., mountains and valleys, were formed during violent worldwide cataclysms, e.g., earthquakes and floods. This theory, easily correlated with religious beliefs, was systematized by Georges CUVIER, who argued that all living things were destroyed and replaced with wholly different forms during these cataclysmic events. In the 18th cent. the doctrine was attacked by James HUTTON, who advanced the doctrine of UNIFORMITARIANISM. Late 20th-cent. theories of meteorite or comet impacts upon the earth (see MASS EXTINCTION) revived elements of catatrophism, and modern geological theories are somewhat of a synthesis of the two doctrines.

[2sheep]

Life after the eruption -
Living with the ash

 The Corps of Engineers Mt. St. Helens Recovery
 The Spirit Lake Tunnel  <----Fascinating engineering project
 The Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Home Page
 The Eruptions of Mt. St. Helens
 Mount St. Helens 1980 Eruption 20th Anniversary