On May 18, 1980, when I was a few months shy of becoming a teenager, Mount Saint Helens in Washington erupted. Today we went to visit the still active volcano.
We drove up to the Johnston Ridge Observatory, where we had phenomenal views of the crater that was formed by the volcanic eruption. We explored the observatory’s exhibits, watched a film and attended two Park Ranger talks, where we saw great photos and heard the retelling of many first person accounts of May 18.
The impact and power of the volcano is overwhelming.
Another hilight of our Mount Saint Helens stop was a very, very friendly cat roaming around the campground. We did briefly discuss the possibility of adopting her … but decided that four people, a dog and a rabbit were probably enough mammals for our two-hundred square foot home!
Upon reading your opening line, Brian and I simultaneously exclaimed, “Wow! Gail is so young!” 🙂