Friday, July 14, 2006

After two years of closure, Mount St. Helens will soon be reopened to climb!
I'd love to do this (as well as summit South Sister).

Also, some interesting facts from today's Oregonian article:
"...the smoking lava dome inside the caldera is growing at the rate of 10 cubic yards every 10 seconds, the equivalent of a large dump truck. The mountain is rebuilding itself at -- geologically speaking --lightning speed, he said.

"At this rate it will regain its original shape and size in about 100 years..."

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