Forest which did not fall in the eruption that the moores were camped in. So that was the forest that protected them. And they were actually instrumental in helping to set aside the mount st. Helens National Volcanic monument as a protected area. Theres just little bits and pieces up there. It is amazing theres not more old growth forest, but i guess the trees are just so valuable that they were [inaudible] yeah. So one last question. Okay. [inaudible] weve flown over it, and it is astonishing to fly over [inaudible] i mean, is it unprecedented . How disat this pointive is that area now with great biodiversity [inaudible] animals are coming back [inaudible] a question about how disat this pointive this volcano is or how unusual. The fact of the matter is that its unusual in the united states, certainly, but once volcanologists learn from mount st. Helens that this kind of an eruption is actually fairly common. They see this all over the world. And you can go to other areas that look pr
Him, and they were at least two serious attempts where booth was settled, armed, ready to go. The confederates lost and pushed booth over the edge. There are a group of people centered in washington, maryland in that area who are fascinated on the topic. Some of you will know, you can take tours of his escape route. He was on the run for 12 days and then finally captured below fredericksburg, virginia. There are bus tours that you can take. Ego to the place where they finally caught and shot him, make a stop at the home of doctor samuel a mod, the physician who helped with the broken leg. Some are descendents, some are just fans and bus. Thats,. [laughter] invariably it is an interesting collection of people. And there is another group centered around the booth family home. It is the house where John Wilkes Booth was a teenager. There are homes or you can go and step into places where these events occurred. Thank you all. I have to say, it is a great honor to have people come and liste
Amateur archeologist Scott Kemery leads a team on expeditions to uncover the artifacts left behind by the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. Their discoveries shed light on the human experience amidst the devastation and honor the memories of those who died.
After a May 14 landslide w ashed out an 85-foot bridge on the road to Johnston Ridge Observatory at Mount St. Helens, seven cars were left abandoned. Fortunately, the incident hurt no one, and …