[Leica] OOPS. 39 years ago. Mt. St. Helens Eruption 49 years ago today

[Aram Langhans]

Thanks Bob. Oh the stories we could tell.

And it was 39 years ago.  I knew that.  Just a slip of the fingers while 
typing and then lack of proof reading, a common malady for me lately.

Aram

On 5/18/2019 8:34 PM, Bob Adler wrote:
> A terrific series; really captures the feeling of that awesome event for those who through it.
>
> Bob Adler
> www.robertadlerphotography.com
>
>> On May 18, 2019, at 7:04 PM, Aram via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>>
>> We were living in the small town of Odessa, WA. I do not have any of my own
>> photos of the ash hitting on May 18, 1980 as the camera club was on a field
>> trip to Idaho and Canada.  We were sitting in a drive-in in Nelson, BC when
>> on the radio we heard, "By now you know Mt. St. Helens blew its top this
>> morning.  I-90 is closed and Spokane is in total darkness..."  It was about
>> 3 PM and we looked at each other in shock.  We had the town doctor,
>> pharmacist, post master with us.  So, we headed home, driving around road
>> blocks by Davenport and on ash covered roads.  A harrowing ride.  So may
>> stories.  I started taking photos the next day, and here is a collection of
>> a few that were taken over the next few days as we looked about in disbelief
>> at the "snow" that would never melt, then tried to figure out what the heck
>> to do, and then did it.  We really had no choice.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/msh/
>>
>> View them large if you can.
>>
>> Comments welcome.
>>
>> Aram
>>
>> Aram Langhans
>> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher
>> & Unemployed photographer
>>
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>> would ever have dared dream.” James D. Watson
>>
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