Letting Off Some Steam

Posted on October 1st, 2004 @ 7:36 PM EST

Mount St. Helens Letting Off Some Steam

Mount St. Helens erupted today for the first time in 18 years. A plume of steam and white ash was sent nearly 10,000 feet into the clear blue sky. Once the smoke had dissipated, a 100-foot-wide crater was revealed. I can’t believe it had gone for so long without any activity, then a little over a month after I was there, it erupted.