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Before the eruption, Mt St. Helen's was a picturesque mountain. Now it is a sad shell of its self.

To be honest, nah it’s still beautiful.

St Helens is the rare case where even if the eruption hadn't been thoroughly documented, you can tell how terrifying it was just from how it looks now.

For those curious about the before

Unreal. I was eight years old when it erupted in 1980. I remember watching the column of ash, that was once that mountain top, mushrooming into the e sky from our home in southwest Portland. It was a truly scary experience.

We wore N95 style masks for weeks afterwards when we outdoors, as a several inches thick layer of fine powdery volcanic ash had settled and covered everything in sight. And that was some 80 miles from the mountain

It's just a different kind of beautiful now.

It's crazy how no picture does the mountain justice. I come here about 2-3 times per year and it blows me away every time. The valley especially watching the mountain while simultaneously while being in the middle of such a barren landscape of rocks and small foliage compared to the surrounding forest is unreal.

Have you been to Ranier?

I have and it's absolutely magnificent in its own right.

Still gives amazing views

We drove by there just after eruption. We collected ash it was so soft. Used some of it in my build your volcano project in 5th grade. I’m sure I’m the only one in class who had real ash.