Thanks for that. I've never heard of or even thought about the noise
that must have ensued. But suddenly blasting away nearly three cubic
kilometers of rock has got to make a big bang.
I think the biggest noise (and ground shaking) I've ever experienced was
the space shuttle lifting off from about 8 miles away. A sound that
reaches 166 miles is unimaginable to me. Since the mountain blew to the
north I guess you were well positioned to hear it. Did you have any
idea what had happened?
Chuck Norcutt
Mike Lazzari wrote:
> I was living on my boat at the time. Anchored 166miNNW (just checked)
> from Mt St Helens when it blew. It was quite loud and felt like being in
> a VW bug when someone slams the door without cracking a window first. My
> wife and I took a trip around the east side a few years after the blast
> when they first opened the road. It was still a wasteland then with a
> few straggling plants and rusted vehicles. The viewpoint above Spirit
> Lake looked right into the mouth of the crater. Those photos are buried
> somewhere in a box of negatives.
>
> I also have some photos in that same box taken from Chinook Pass so
> Chuck can see what the Mountain looks like without clouds. :-)
>
> Mike
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