Submitted by PrettyDryPerry t3_116cwgj in Washington
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SCROTOCTUS t1_j96cipx wrote
"Remains?! REMAINS?! I'll show you remains you insignificant mammalian blip in history! I was here before time existed as a concept! I am a doorway to the fury of the Earth! I have blanketed the land with ash and devastation beyond the horizon. Your frail assertions cannot begin to define my being!"
Blows up again.
phonofloss t1_j96d9yt wrote
> I am a doorway to the fury of the Earth!
What a great phrase! What a great volcano.
n1k0me t1_j96s66f wrote
Please don’t let her hear you call her remains.
Konbattou-Onbattou t1_j96u0p3 wrote
Those are logs floating on that lake
kgbslip t1_j96x01w wrote
Yea but have you seen the remains of mnt Rainier?
TopRevenue2 t1_j9748p8 wrote
Getting bigger every day
Stabbymcappleton t1_j974fib wrote
It’s actually grown back significantly since 1980. Watched it happen. I got to watch her erupt again in 2006. She seems to have chilled out for now.
Bigbluebananas t1_j974p7x wrote
Spirit lake was a beautiful lake in its prime, still recovering though. Did you know when all the lahar and sediment and trees rushed into the lake it sent a "splash" up several hundred feet into the air!
Bigbluebananas t1_j97564w wrote
Did you know that mt saint helens has the only growing glacier in the continental US, as well as being one of the most active volcanos in the continental us!
PrettyDryPerry OP t1_j975i2x wrote
I did not know that. Thank you for sharing!
rourobouros t1_j976txh wrote
If you saw that you are a spirit
Bigbluebananas t1_j976v39 wrote
Shes grown over 500m! Since her eruption in the 84
Bigbluebananas t1_j976yr7 wrote
Very glad to see life returned to the lake far quicker than predicted
quartzyquirky t1_j977ae4 wrote
The outrage!
Apologies on behalf of this halfwit, dear Mountain Goddess. We accept your greatness. Please calm down and and don’t blow up on us again.
Kickstand8604 t1_j97i6jk wrote
The dome continues to build up
eagle14410 t1_j97u3uc wrote
About a 800 foot wave, hence how all the logs got in the lake.
Stabbymcappleton t1_j983wfw wrote
The locals snuck in and planted trout.
Stabbymcappleton t1_j984008 wrote
That and they were already airborne.
Stabbymcappleton t1_j9854sp wrote
Just FYI if you visit: bring a sun hat, sunblock, and a shitload of water and snacks. There’s zero shade out on the flats. The nearest restaurant is all the way down in Cougar, and they take tourists to the cleaners. Same with gas. Fill up in Woodland, Kalama, or Castle Rock. Before anything else, call USFS Gifford Pinchot in Vancouver for road conditions. They can be pretty rough.
E: If you know where to look on Johnston Ridge, there’s a very small marker where Johnston was sitting when he got obliterated.
TasteMessage t1_j98c7mt wrote
So stunning with snow! I’ve only flown over it during the summer so to see this view with snow is pretty neat. 🤩
daveonthedotcom t1_j98g8zn wrote
Gorgeous :). When was this taken?
Me-Here-Now t1_j98hpeh wrote
Dearest Beautiful Mountain, We tiny mere mortals can arrange a sacrifice, if it would please you and persuade you to not blow your top again. I'm pretty sure u/PrettyDryPerry is available. Sincerly, All of us.
Bigbluebananas t1_j98i4om wrote
I made the summit last year and got hit with heat exhaustion hard. Id add, the early you start the better. Heat on the hillside is very deceptive!
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Jamieobda t1_j98ulaj wrote
We need that snow pack for summer
eagle14410 t1_j992lxr wrote
The trees didn’t fly, hence the look of them all laying flat like toothpicks. The pyroclastic flow blew the trees over, then the North side of the mountain collapsed, causing a landslide that pushed the water out of the lakebed, up the hillside, and pulled all the fallen trees on the north side hill above the lake.
twardnw t1_j993ky8 wrote
*inside the crater. The height of the rim hasn't increased
Bigbluebananas t1_j993n7c wrote
The new cone forming in the middle has grown 500m, youre right!
RainCityRogue t1_j99hodg wrote
Mt Rainier would have looked like this 5400 years ago after the Osceola event.
Pookells t1_j9ds3su wrote
I’ve seen that view numerous times from flying to and from Seattle! I love how the one half of Helens looks like a giant ramp
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