September: Mt. St. Helens
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At 2,340 feet (713 meters) long and 370 feet (113 meters) high, the Hoffstadt Creek Bridge is the largest of the 14 new bridges built for State Route 504 - The Spirit Lake Memorial Highway.
North Fork Toutle River and Valley
The May 18, 1990 eruption impacted federal, state, and private lands visible from this site. On the valley sides, blown down trees on state and private timberlands have been salvage logged and replanted with fast-growing Douglas-fir and noble fir trees. The alder forest in the valley below is located within Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, where life is being allowed to progress at nature's pace. This developing forest is slowly paving the way for a diverse evergreen forest. Scientists studing the return of life in the Monument are constantly reminded that nature knows no human boundaries.
3D Model of Mount Saint Helens Area
The small sign on the left is where the visitor center is located and where this photo was taken.
This building appears to have been built to handle whatever might happen, though the roof had glass panels in it which would negate the "sturdiness" of the building.
