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Dome Building 2006 - Continued Growth... |
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At the start of the year, the
"Drumbeat" continues, with the Dome growing fast enough for Spiders
placed on the new dome to move more than a meter a day on average!
The steady drum of small quakes is inturrupted periodically by a mag 2-3
quake, but otherwise, the mountain is fairly quiet. For most of
January, the mountain was obscured by winter clouds... it didn't make a
showing until the 25th!
The first order of business for the USGS: clear the cameras of ice! |
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The day after Valentine's Day, there was an eruption of steam and ash... |
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The USGS had to replace its spiders, both due to battery replacement
requirements, and to destruction by the eruption... |
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In March, a new feature, called the "Slab" began to emerge.... |
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The Johnston Ridge Cam caught a nice blume billowing out of the crater...
but, as you can see, had difficulty at times... |
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The view of Mt Adams from Mt St Helens' flanks is quite spectacular. |
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The glacier is getting squished aside by the growing dome... |
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This snowy view of Mt St Helens and Spirit Lake is incredible! |
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A LOT of snow fell this year! |
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The Shadow Lady and I went snow-shoeing up near the Mountain... it was a
fun trip! |
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The drive up was real nice, and there were some new displays out, showing
the effects of the new growth... 52 dump truck loads of rock in about 2
minutes... WOW! |
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It was great to be back up there... |
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The slab continues to extrude... you can see the fresh line at the bottom
showing the extrusion since the last bout of bad weather, which was a
few days before this picture was taken... |
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Spirit Lake.
The Snow covered logs are at the far end of the lake. |
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In April, a USGS trip went into the crater, and quite close to the dome... |
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The new slab is quite hot... |
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