tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681519665016202842.post153334462943045898..comments2023-06-01T03:35:56.172-06:00Comments on The Road Less Traveled: Mt. St. Helens - East Side!Barbara and Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15950659270754642037noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681519665016202842.post-71726194356290509202011-08-25T18:34:34.620-06:002011-08-25T18:34:34.620-06:00Way back then I worked for the Army C.O.E. We had ...Way back then I worked for the Army C.O.E. We had masks and lotsa work to do all over the N.W. area..I remember it sounding as if the paper was thrown on the front porch in Ballard..No paper, but I saw the ash cloud and knew my week/weeks were going to be busy.<br />Did you check out any of the campgrounds on the Eastside? There are some nice one's.<br />UpriverdavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681519665016202842.post-15238022445596575722011-08-25T07:49:58.954-06:002011-08-25T07:49:58.954-06:00I agree about the East side being better. Love th...I agree about the East side being better. Love the view of Spirit Lake from there.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681519665016202842.post-65522219252967378852011-08-25T07:13:10.141-06:002011-08-25T07:13:10.141-06:00and all that happened within seconds--how amazing!...and all that happened within seconds--how amazing!! Beautiful mountain shots girl!!!Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681519665016202842.post-12834585018181625102011-08-24T21:04:25.179-06:002011-08-24T21:04:25.179-06:00Are those lawn chairs where the in-laws ride? I t...Are those lawn chairs where the in-laws ride? I think that would be a good place to put them. ;c)<br /><br />Nice pictures, amazing all the logs still floating in the lake. <br /><br />The power of the volcano is hard to comprehend. Glad I wasn't in the area when it went up.Paul and Marti Dahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332654035718777839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681519665016202842.post-64310124260862928302011-08-24T17:02:49.341-06:002011-08-24T17:02:49.341-06:00Thanks for sharing the East Side. I've never ...Thanks for sharing the East Side. I've never ventured over to see that side. I remember when she blew! I was outside with friends when the sky became dark in Spokane. At 14 yrs old we thought the world was coming to an end, LOL! Wow the memories! Cheers! ~M~Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194393320412040809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681519665016202842.post-23621974253979965512011-08-24T05:15:24.315-06:002011-08-24T05:15:24.315-06:00Thanks for an interesting and informative post. T...Thanks for an interesting and informative post. The raw power of Mother Nature is an amazing thing. Back in 1982, when we visited Mount Rainier, we stopped by Elbe and took a short steam train ride ... nothing fancy, but it was a great spring day for a short train ride.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333995679958103393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681519665016202842.post-40579813117176846892011-08-23T23:18:30.676-06:002011-08-23T23:18:30.676-06:00I remember Mt. St Helens erupting but at the time ...I remember Mt. St Helens erupting but at the time I never appreciated the scale of the explosion. Its amazing to see the stages of recovery, some quick and some maybe never will fully recover.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047342243577979820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681519665016202842.post-55049146112546119032011-08-23T23:14:22.002-06:002011-08-23T23:14:22.002-06:00We visited Spirit Lake and Windy Ridge a couple of...We visited Spirit Lake and Windy Ridge a couple of years ago... wait, make that "several". The view of Spirit Lake with the floating logs was something else. Looks like you had grand weather!Laurie and Odelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08160352835343733761noreply@blogger.com