Troutman 0 Report post Posted March 9, 2005 Just thought I'd share a few photos of todays events as seen from the front porch of my parents house. Was just plain luck that I had my digital camera with me. The Mtn. erupted about 5:30 pm today and spewed ash and steam as high as 30,000 ft. Was quite a sight to see. Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
picketpin 0 Report post Posted March 9, 2005 Super Pix Troutman wow Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bentflyrod 0 Report post Posted March 9, 2005 that is awesome! BFR Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcfly 0 Report post Posted March 9, 2005 How far is that picture taken from. Looks way to close for me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Troutman 0 Report post Posted March 10, 2005 It's about 45 miles as the crow flies. Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bud Guidry 0 Report post Posted March 10, 2005 45 miles !!!!!! lets see, i can run about , ok,ok , i can walk about 1 mile in one hour, yep, that way to close for me, Bud Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hard 0 Report post Posted March 10, 2005 That is cool I would of loved to see something like that. I dont imagine the picks did justice to the real event. Picks are great. I just think that seeing something real like that is totaly unbeliveable, and no pictures can describe what realy happened. Could you hear anything from the blast? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 10, 2005 Yeah, would've been nice to see. Wasn't enough to even see up in Tacoma. Nice to see she's still rebuilding herself. Not that I'll ever see her like she was in my lifetime. Troutman, didn't know you were from around here. Are you 45 miles north or south? Just curious if you're in WA or on the skirts of Oregon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Troutman 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2005 Nope, didn't hear anything at all. Read one guys tale that he heard it and felt it while fishing in Portland on the Columbia. Stealheader, I'm SW of the Mtn. I'm in the little town (not as little as when I moved here) St. Helens right on the Columbia river on the Or. side. Check out this Pic This one was taken from a high rise in Portland. Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davy 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2005 thats our mtn- cool pics- just when it seemed there was hope for the Toutle river though.................. anyone remember it before the big blast? it was butter ,baby !!!! davy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 11, 2005 Yep Davy, was just getting to know it before it blew. Had two years fishing it. Was supposed to be fishing on the Toutle the day the mountain blew. Caught quite a few big steelhead out of that river. Plus, had some monster coho's as well. Knew my Dad was seriously depressed when it went. Think that was the first river he explored himself. Rest were ones that were shared by his Dad and his older brothers. So was very special to him. Plus, was the river he and his two fishing buddies (by that time, both of them were deceased) would fish while hunting down in that area. So would do dual trips. So was hard to see it go. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
