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The plume rose quickly, then was scattered by the wind. 25 July 2006.

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Dean

Sweet shots

Voted 10/10

Great series of pics. Looks like your leg is back or at least close to it. Congrat's

Posted Jul 27, 2006 5:12 am


	rfbolton	Re: Sweet shots
	Hasn't voted	Thanks Dean! Yeah, I didn't suffer too much from the injury - only an occasional twinge of pain when putting too much weight on the knee when it was bent too far for that much weight. Fantastic climb!
		Posted Jul 27, 2006 5:33 am

Baarb

*oaths of jealousy*

Voted 10/10

That's the best looking thing I've seen in a long time, including my recently aquired US visa. If it wasn't for the White Mountains I'd seriously be wondering what I was doing on your east coast. Glad they opened it up again, but for how long?

Posted Jul 27, 2006 5:01 pm


	rfbolton	Re: oaths of jealousy
	Hasn't voted	Good question. That's one reason I was so excited about doing it when I did - no telling when they'll be closing it down again. Sorry you're stuck on the east coast - the "real" mountains are out west! -Bob
		Posted Jul 28, 2006 2:47 am

tazz

thanks

Voted 10/10

for adding this to the album. What a great shot. :)

Posted Sep 4, 2006 10:43 pm


	rfbolton	Re: thanks
	Hasn't voted	Have you been up there yet after the mountain was reopened? It's a great experience - I highly recommend it! :-) Thanks - Bob
		Posted Sep 11, 2006 2:44 am

tuntun

Great

Voted 10/10

it is a great photo.

Posted Jan 21, 2007 5:40 am


	rfbolton	Re: Great
	Hasn't voted	Thanks!
		Posted Jan 22, 2007 6:39 am

Marija Jokanovic

Great ..

Voted 10/10

photo!

Posted Aug 11, 2007 8:53 am


	rfbolton	Re: Great ..
	Hasn't voted	Hi Marija, sorry I missed your comment for over four months! Thanks! -Bob
		Posted Dec 24, 2007 3:55 pm

Mark Straub

Nice shot!

Voted 10/10

Mount Saint Helens is an amazing volcano, and this is an amazing shot.
-Mark

Posted Dec 24, 2007 3:25 pm


	rfbolton	Re: Nice shot!
	Hasn't voted	Mark, have you had a chance to climb up to the rim? You're so right - it's a truly amazing place. Thanks! -Bob
		Posted Dec 24, 2007 3:56 pm


	Mark Straub	Re: Nice shot!
	Voted 10/10	I haven't had a chance to climb up the mountain yet. Do you think that I would be able to? Thanks, Mark
		Posted Dec 24, 2007 9:35 pm


	rfbolton	Re: Nice shot!
	Hasn't voted	Well, I'm guessing that you'd be able to do it, but I obviously can't guarantee it. :-)
		Posted Dec 25, 2007 2:22 am

TyeDyeTwins

WoW...

Voted 10/10

What a beautiful picture. Smoke comming out of a volcano is one beautiful and breath taking vista. Thanks for sharing some of that beauty with us.

Posted Oct 5, 2009 6:34 pm


	rfbolton	Re: WoW...
	Hasn't voted	It was an awesome sight. But actually it's not smoke. It is instead more like dust or ash. The brand new rock that was just formed by molten material being cooled has just been thrust from the earth in a tall column. When the column reaches high enough above the cone below, it is not strong enough to continue to hold together, so it collapses onto the top of the cone. The cone itself is extremely unstable, so it occasionally sends loose material plunging down its sides. You can see one of those rockfalls occuring in the photo. The plume is caused by the dust generated from that action. We watched it repeatedly, and each rockfall event sounded close and dangerous, as though the slopes below us were crumbling and collapsing. It was an awesome spectacle, watching the formation of a mountain right before our eyes. :-)
		Posted Oct 6, 2009 11:05 pm