Historic Pics of MSH
Historic Pics of MSH
As a relative newcomer to the PNW (13 years now), I am posting an open request for pre-eruption photos from the blast zone area.
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There are some good photos in this book. I was able to browse through the first 33 pages by using the Look Inside feature on Amazon. Looks like you can also preview a good chunk of that book on Google Books.
The Forest Service has an album of Mt. St. Helens photos here. Looks like there are a handful of pre-eruption photos.
The Forest Service has an album of Mt. St. Helens photos here. Looks like there are a handful of pre-eruption photos.
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I've never been able to find a pre-eruption photo of MSH as seen from Portland. When it comes to PDX photos, Hood gets all the attention.
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I have a lot of pre-eruption photos. Most of them are not very good and neither is my scanner.
The black and white photos were taking on a backpacking trip to Panhandle Lake around 1951.
This photo was taken from the top of Mt. Margaret the summer before the eruption. My three kids and I were camped there.
This was from the end of the lake.
Harmony Falls is now under water but the general location can be seen from an overlook on Windy Ridge. Photo from Norway Pass.
The black and white photos were taking on a backpacking trip to Panhandle Lake around 1951.
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I took your Mt. Margaret photo and lined it up with one of mine from the same spot. (It's not a great photo because it was October and the sun was low and directly behind the mountain.) Then I traced the pre- and post- profiles of the mountain and the shoreline of Spirit Lake... and I made a GIF:oldandslow wrote: ↑May 19th, 2020, 2:53 pmThis photo was taken from the top of Mt. Margaret the summer before the eruption.
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Nice Adam
I spent a summer at the Boy Scout camp. Went to Mt Margaret pre and post eruption. Summit pre and post.
Wasn't into photography then.
I remember taking the boat over and seeing all these logs on the bottom of the lake. Result of the previous eruption.
I spent a summer at the Boy Scout camp. Went to Mt Margaret pre and post eruption. Summit pre and post.
Wasn't into photography then.
I remember taking the boat over and seeing all these logs on the bottom of the lake. Result of the previous eruption.
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I finally found a picture of MSH from Portland; it was included in one of the Oregonian's 40th anniversary articles a couple weeks ago:
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That's awesome inspiration! While I've certainly seen the before/after lines for the mountain countless times, I don't think I've ever seen the same for Spirit Lake! Very cool, and a wonderful while away of more than a few minutes.adamschneider wrote: ↑May 19th, 2020, 3:59 pmI took your Mt. Margaret photo and lined it up with one of mine from the same spot. (It's not a great photo because it was October and the sun was low and directly behind the mountain.) Then I traced the pre- and post- profiles of the mountain and the shoreline of Spirit Lake... and I made a GIF:
It's not Portland, but here's one I took (from Mount Hood ) inadamschneider wrote: ↑May 18th, 2020, 2:03 pmI've never been able to find a pre-eruption photo of MSH as seen from Portland. When it comes to PDX photos, Hood gets all the attention.
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Karl
Back on the trail, again...
Back on the trail, again...
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Those clear cuts sure look like 1985, but the mountain seems strangely whole.