It's just half the mountain it was when I was a kid -- and that's what's so fascinating about it. Unless you're a member of the X-generation or Y-generation, you remember how it lost half of the mountain in a huge explosion in 1980 -- the most significant event in recorded history (this link has a fascinating tale of the event). In the foreground, the two travelers do what people do every day -- stop to take a shot to remember it by. Here's a full view inside the crater. You can click in the image and move side to side to spin around 360.
The drive up to the mountain is a wonderful history and biology lesson in itself. If you haven't already done so, put it on you life's list to make the visit to Mt. St. Helens.
--steve buser
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It's still difficult for me to grasp the size of that explosion and the changes it made. Your photo is just spectacular. The people in the foreground emphasize the size of the mountain.
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