There were six camps on the shore and a number of lodges catering to visitors.
Today, Sprit Lake is a wasteland choked with thousands of logs and volcanic debris.
Huge quantities of debris decreased the lake volume by approximately 46,000 acre-feet, and its depth by 80 feet.
Fishing and other recreational activities potentially disruptive to Spirit Lake’s recovery are prohibited.
Elk Rock is the peak with a singed area on the left.
Photo credit: USGS
Massive blowdown of trees in the Green River valley seen on June 2, 1980.
The flattening of the forest resulted from the May 18 eruption of Mount St. Helens.
St. Helens in Washington State, USA.
Picture taken in 2009.Photo credit
Broken stumps of trees litter the regions around Mount St. Helen.Photo credit
Sources:Wikipedia/USGS.gov/Oregonlive
