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Mount St Helens Ash Jar
Mount St Helens Ash Jar
- A nostalgic recollection of the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption and a tangible piece of ash kept as a souvenir.
A Jar of Ash
- May 17, 2015 marked the 35th anniversary of the Mount St. Helens eruption (which first erupted on May 18, 1980).
- Although the initial blast didn't affect me directly, a week-later eruption on May 25, 1980 blanketed Portland with a thick layer of volcanic ash.
- I still keep some of that ash in a jar stored inside my unit as a unique piece of personal and Pacific Northwest history.
These facts are as Randal recalls them, but much time has passed for most of this. If you find a factual error, please email realmerlyn@gmail.com.