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Mount St. Helens

Castle Lake and Ridge, a view north.

A walk on the wild west side of Mount St. Helens blast zone

Castle Lake and Ridge, a view north.

August 16, 2017, 11:30pm Outdoors

As we attempted to decipher a foot path out of the spiderweb of elk trails that sprawled across the slope, I reflected on the term “un-maintained." Read story

A visitor, left, reads a panel in the room where casts of six victims of Mount Vesuvius are on display. The image to the right shows the casts of three people who died in what is called the Alley of the Skeletons.

OMSI exhibit shows volcanic destruction of Pompeii 2,000 years ago

A visitor, left, reads a panel in the room where casts of six victims of Mount Vesuvius are on display. The image to the right shows the casts of three people who died in what is called the Alley of the Skeletons.

July 23, 2017, 6:06am Clark County Life

The body casts of people who were killed 1,938 years ago testify to the deadly history of volcanoes. Read story

Chris Lockett, U.S. Geological Survey instrumentation scientist, at the spot where the September Lobe monitoring station is buried under 10 to 15 feet of snow during an April 21 trip into the crater of Mount St. Helens.

‘Stethoscope’ gets ‘to the heart’ of Mount St. Helens

Chris Lockett, U.S. Geological Survey instrumentation scientist, at the spot where the September Lobe monitoring station is buried under 10 to 15 feet of snow during an April 21 trip into the crater of Mount St. Helens.

May 17, 2017, 6:06pm Clark County News

Vancouver-based scientists recently made a house call to the crater of Mount St. Helens. They needed to check the volcano’s heartbeat. Read story

A team of USGS scientists used a helicopter to deploy their advanced &quot;spider&quot; sensors to the Mount St. Helens crater in July 2009. The spiders are designed to collect important information from dangerous situations such as volcanoes and possibly other planets.

Mount St. Helens shakes 120 times within a week

A team of USGS scientists used a helicopter to deploy their advanced &quot;spider&quot; sensors to the Mount St. Helens crater in July 2009. The spiders are designed to collect important information from dangerous situations such as volcanoes and possibly other planets.

December 12, 2016, 6:01am Clark County News

In less than a week, four swarms of more than 120 earthquakes shook Mount St. Helens in late November. Although they were too small to be felt even by someone standing directly over their epicenters, scientists say they reveal the volcano is likely recharging. Read story

Martin &quot;Rowdy&quot; LaFevers of the U.S. Geological Survey demonstrates checking batteries used to power volcano monitoring stations Wednesday at the Cascades Volcano Observatory.

Keeping an eye on volcanoes

Martin &quot;Rowdy&quot; LaFevers of the U.S. Geological Survey demonstrates checking batteries used to power volcano monitoring stations Wednesday at the Cascades Volcano Observatory.

July 13, 2016, 8:10pm Clark County News

A dozen scientists from around the world are in Vancouver to learn about monitoring hazardous volcanoes. Read story

More than 60 current and former Pine Creek employees attended a 30th anniversary celebration of the Pine Creek station on Saturday.

Pine Creek station’s 30 years celebrated

More than 60 current and former Pine Creek employees attended a 30th anniversary celebration of the Pine Creek station on Saturday.

July 11, 2016, 6:00am Clark County News

More than 60 current and former Pine Creek employees attended the 30th anniversary of the Pine Creek station on Saturday. In the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument area, Pine Creek has provided advanced ambulance service to visitors since 1986. Read story

A hike in the Ape Cave, on the south side of Mount St. Helens, is a good outing, but visitors should adhere to a few guidelines.

Forest Service asks visitors to treat Ape Cave with TLC

A hike in the Ape Cave, on the south side of Mount St. Helens, is a good outing, but visitors should adhere to a few guidelines.

July 10, 2016, 6:01am Clark County News

The popularity of Mount St. Helens as a tourist destination, combined with its proximity to the Seattle and Portland areas, make the Ape Cave a well-known and well-trodden feature of the area. But with just a little careful planning, visits to the Ape Cave can also be a much more… Read story

Park rangers lead Mount St. Helens programs

May 24, 2016, 6:01am Clark County News

State park rangers are leading a series of programs, including some that focus on the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, at two adjacent sites just east of Interstate 5 near Castle Rock. Read story

Columbian photographer Reid Blackburn adjusts one of two remote-controlled cameras on Mount St. Helens in 1980.

Mount St. Helens: Reid Blackburn and an array of equipment were lost; a notebook survived

Columbian photographer Reid Blackburn adjusts one of two remote-controlled cameras on Mount St. Helens in 1980.

May 18, 2016, 6:03am Clark County News

Columbian photographer Reid Blackburn made a slight revision to the cover of his notebook that explained his role on Mount St. Helens 36 years ago. Read story

Off Beat: Her family’s story, Mount St. Helens intertwined

May 16, 2016, 6:00am Clark County News

Anna Lowe wanted to know more about her grandfather, who was killed when Mount St. Helens erupted 36 years ago. Read story