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<P><FONT face="Arial Black, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2>Ash. . . . pulverized rock that fell from the sky, blocking all sunlight at mid day. Fine as talc, very gritty and rather slick to drive on. It hung in the air for days. . . . everyone was advised to wear a mask when outside. When it finally rained later in the week, it was like wet cement. . . . gray, heavy mud. Just when you thought you had finally swept up the last of it, there it was again! Every harvest for the next few years we were reminded of Mt. St. Helens because of the dust cloud behind every combine. I thought we'd never see the end of it. For many years you'd see patches of ash along the highway around Othello. . . it stood out because of it's very light color. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial Black" size=2>Be sure to take the time to visit the volcano center when you're over on the west side. It's worth it. It will make you realize that the events of May 1980 were rather insignificant . . . . kind of a geological hiccup. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial Black" size=2>It will be interesting to keep tabs on the activity over the next few months.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial Black" size=2>E.A. Roskovich</FONT><BR><BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: "Pat Kraut" <pkraut@moscow.com>
<DIV></DIV>>To: "vision2020" <vision2020@moscow.com>
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Mount St. Helens Website
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 16:29:24 -0700
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>It was ash...but a very fine gritty ash that made the sky so gray and dense
<DIV></DIV>>that all the automatic lights went on. Everything we touched had the feel of
<DIV></DIV>>grit that had not been washed off...but you really couldn't keep up with it.
<DIV></DIV>>Each movement brought more to the surface. The automatic doors that we had
<DIV></DIV>>then (not many) would not work right for a time. I had a son who graduated
<DIV></DIV>>from Troy Idaho high that month and the ceremony had to be changed from the
<DIV></DIV>>football field to the gym. All in all a singular experience that I do hope
<DIV></DIV>>won't be repeated soon. But I have a son who teaches in Philadelphia and he
<DIV></DIV>>shows his students his jar of ash and tells them his story each year in May.
<DIV></DIV>>One of the really funny stories was from some friends who were driving to
<DIV></DIV>>Seattle the day it happened and suddenly the sun is going out and there is a
<DIV></DIV>>ash in the air! They were trying very hard to remember what they knew about
<DIV></DIV>>the book of Revelations before someone had the good sense to turn on the
<DIV></DIV>>radio and heard what it really was. An enlightning moment for them I assure
<DIV></DIV>>you.
<DIV></DIV>>PK
<DIV></DIV>>----- Original Message -----
<DIV></DIV>>From: "Dick Schmidt" <dickschmidt@moscow.com>
<DIV></DIV>>To: "Pat Kraut" <pkraut@moscow.com>
<DIV></DIV>>Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 10:40 AM
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Mount St. Helens Website
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>> > Pat,
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > Was the material fluffy or was it solid like sand? How long did it fall
<DIV></DIV>>from
<DIV></DIV>> > the sky?
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > Dick
<DIV></DIV>> > ----- Original Message -----
<DIV></DIV>> > From: "Pat Kraut" <pkraut@moscow.com>
<DIV></DIV>> > To: "vision2020" <vision2020@moscow.com>
<DIV></DIV>> > Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 10:21 AM
<DIV></DIV>> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Mount St. Helens Website
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > > Moscow and the surrounding area had as much as 6-9 inches of a product
<DIV></DIV>> > that
<DIV></DIV>> > > you cannot even imagine how pervasive it was. It got into hubcaps and
<DIV></DIV>> > ground
<DIV></DIV>> > > the wheels around here for a long time. We were also directly in the
<DIV></DIV>>line
<DIV></DIV>> > > the way the wind was blowing that day. I do hope the lady behaves
<DIV></DIV>>herself
<DIV></DIV>> > > and doesn't do anything big this time. It stopped everything around here
<DIV></DIV>> > for
<DIV></DIV>> > > days. I was a telephone operator at the time and considered emergency
<DIV></DIV>> > > personnel so got through a lot of roads that I shouldn't have been on.
<DIV></DIV>> > > PK
<DIV></DIV>> > > ----- Original Message -----
<DIV></DIV>> > > From: "Dan Carscallen" <predator75@moscow.com>
<DIV></DIV>> > > To: <Vision2020@moscow.com>
<DIV></DIV>> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 7:26 AM
<DIV></DIV>> > > Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Mount St. Helens Website
<DIV></DIV>> > >
<DIV></DIV>> > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > > We were close to the southern edge of the ash here, but we still got
<DIV></DIV>> > > > between 1 and 3 inches. Of course, I was 11 years old at the time, so
<DIV></DIV>> > > > my memory could be a little skewed. I do remember not having to
<DIV></DIV>>finish
<DIV></DIV>> > > > the 5th grade, though.
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > > North of us, especially around Plummer (if I recall correctly) was
<DIV></DIV>>right
<DIV></DIV>> > > > in line for the most ash. I know people who drove where they weren't
<DIV></DIV>> > > > supposed to after the road closures and wished they hadn't.
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > > Here's a couple more sites:
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>>http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Cascades/CurrentActivity/current_upd
<DIV></DIV>> > > > ates.html
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > > http://www.pnsn.org/HELENS/welcome.html
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > > DC
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > > -----Original Message-----
<DIV></DIV>> > > > From: vision2020-bounces@moscow.com
<DIV></DIV>> > > > [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] On Behalf Of Dick Schmidt
<DIV></DIV>> > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 7:16 AM
<DIV></DIV>> > > > To: Vision2020@moscow.com
<DIV></DIV>> > > > Subject: [Vision2020] Mount St. Helens Website
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > > All,
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > > There is a website showing the current earthquakes taking place on
<DIV></DIV>>Mount
<DIV></DIV>> > > > St. Helens at
<DIV></DIV>> > > > http://www.pnsn.org/recenteqs/Maps/Mount_St._Helens_eqs.htm
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > > The most recent is 6:50 AM today.
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > > How deep did the ash get here in Moscow the last time it blew?
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > > Dick
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
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