Ridgefield man shares his photos of Mount St. Helens’ eruptionSubscriber Exclusive

By Will Campbell, Columbian Associate Editor

Published: May 18, 2021, 6:00am

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Arzil "Ray" Stone snapped photos of Mount St. Helens erupting in 1980 from his Ridgefield backyard, and he hasn't shared with them with the general public until now. (Will Campbell/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

RIDGEFIELD — Arzil “Ray” Stone stood on his patch of downward-sloping yard in Ridgefield as he looked over a valley holding the snaking East Fork of the Lewis River. He raised his 1970s Konica camera to his eye, looked through the viewfinder, adjusted the aperture and shutter speed and clicked the button.

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