Historical Markers in Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington

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Historical Markers in Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington

1 ► Washington, Skamania County, Gifford Pinchot National Forest — Hearts of Volcanoes Beat Beneath Peaceful Facades — Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument —

Near Forest Road NF-99, 15 miles Forest Road NF-25.

Mount Adams. Mount Hood. Mount St. Helens. These serene, snow-covered mountains beckon one to come closer. But beware. These mountains were born by repeated, often violent eruptions of ash, lava, and pumice. Their eruptions and landslides created . . . — — Map (db m158995) HM

2 ► Washington, Skamania County, Gifford Pinchot National Forest — More Than He Bargained For — Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument —

On Forest Road NF-99, 4.7 miles west of Forest Road NF-25.

Gary Rosenquist wanted eruption pictures. On May 17, 1980, he and friends Joel and Linda Harvey, their 10-year-old son Jo-Jo, and William Dilley drove down from Tacoma. They camped here, at Bear Meadow, 11 miles northeast of Mount St. Helens. . . . — — Map (db m84463) HM

3 ► Washington, Skamania County, Gifford Pinchot National Forest — Mount St. Helens — Fire Mountain of the Cascades — Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument —

Near Forest Road NF-99, 15 miles Forest Road NF-25.

Native people knew her. Their names for the mountain translated to "Fire Mountain" or "Smoker." They watched her erupt repeatedly, building most of the visible mountain over the last 2,800 years. Eruptions and heavy ash fall caused them to abandon . . . — — Map (db m158994) HM

4 ► Washington, Skamania County, Gifford Pinchot National Forest — Survivors Create Spectacular Change — Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument —

On Forest Road NF-99, 2.8 miles west of Forest Road NF-380.

The 1980 lateral blast shot hot rock, ash and debris northward at hundreds of miles per hour. For three minutes, the blast pummeled slopes facing the volcano, like those on your right, leaving few survivors. Slopes closest to the volcano were . . . — — Map (db m190631) HM

5 ► Washington, Skamania County, Gifford Pinchot National Forest — The Earth’s Monumental Power — Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument —

On Forest Road NF-99, 6.6 miles Route NF-25.

This landscape is a monument to the Earth’s power. The incredible story began on March 20, 1980, when magma began rising into Mount St. Helens. The volcano’s summit diverted the magma sideways, shoving the northern slope outward at a rate of . . . — — Map (db m84949) HM

6 ► Washington, Skamania County, Gifford Pinchot National Forest — The Pumice Plain — Tenacious Pioneers Regrow a Forest — Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument —

On Forest Road NF-99, 16 miles Forest Road NF-25.

You are looking at a past and future old-growth forest. On May 18, 1980, the lush ecosystem flanking the north side of Mount St. Helens was buried beneath a massive landslide, and covered repeatedly with searing avalanches of hot gases and . . . — — Map (db m158992) HM

7 ► Washington, Skamania County, Gifford Pinchot National Forest — Working with Nature to Rebuild an Ecosystem — Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument —

On Forest Road NF-99, 6.6 miles Forest Road NF-25, on the left.

On May 18, 1980, the eastern edge of the searing lateral blast rolled up and over ridges to your right. It tore through the Clearwater Valley, lifting just behind where you stand. The blast left a gray patchwork of fallen and standing dead . . . — — Map (db m84911) HM

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