tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post1636268038366068767..comments2024-03-09T08:06:26.066-08:00Comments on Looking For Detachment: Where in the West: Mt. St. HelensSilver Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-62547756543742697312008-12-02T13:15:00.000-08:002008-12-02T13:15:00.000-08:00I'm sure the fact that the explosion was on the no...I'm sure the fact that the explosion was on the north side of the mountain, the shock-wave(s) directed more-or-less straight in our direction, helped a lot. If it had erupted straight up, or toward the south, we may have heard nothing.<BR/><BR/>--HowardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-69685306820907942922008-12-02T05:40:00.000-08:002008-12-02T05:40:00.000-08:00Howard, that's a neat story; I didn't know it coul...Howard, that's a neat story; I didn't know it could be heard so far away! I was in Reno at the time, way to the south, found out about it after getting to work. A field trip to the area promptly ensued - but by the time we got there, clouds had socked in everywhere, the roads were blocked, and so we didn't really see anything.Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-23196004600161869982008-12-01T15:52:00.000-08:002008-12-01T15:52:00.000-08:00I actually heard Mt. St. Helens erupt, though I di...I actually heard Mt. St. Helens erupt, though I didn't know it at the time. On May 18, 1980 I was working as a summer field assistant for a mining company, exploring for molybdenum in the Monashee Mountains of southern British Columbia (50.9925N, -118.8534W; 364 miles from St. Helens, according to Google Earth). That morning, we were near the top of a south-facing mountain slope doing some mapping. We were startled to hear several really deep booms coming from the southwest, which sounded like far-away thunder, but we were puzzled because it was a perfectly clear day with no clouds visible all the way to the southern horizon. It wasn't until we returned to camp that night and heard about St. Helens on the news that we put 2 and 2 together and realized what he had heard.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>--Howard (Calgary, Alberta)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com