Quote Originally Posted by JaneV2.0 View Post
Eruption, by Steve Olson, which chronicles the events surrounding the Mount Saint Helens blast. It happened in my back yard, so to speak, and some co-workers were involved. I saw an excellent documentary recently (wish I could remember its name) and look forward to reading this.
Jane, did you live here then? I was in Yakima at that time, but grew up seeing the melty icecream cone look of MSH in the background my whole childhood. My family has photos of themselves---mostly kids--with the plume behind them, the selfies of the times.