[pdx_life] The View From Johnston Ridge

The USFS, courtesy of the Mt Saint Helens National Volcano Monument, has thoughtfully provided a linkable volcano-cam image and page so that we all can get a look at what's going on up there.

I've included it in the Links columm. It's down there on the right. Click on the image to get a full size image (updated, they say, every five minutes), and click on the caption to get to the Monument's web site.

Your tax dollars at work.

The current status seems to be tremors of Richter 2-3 every fifteen seconds or so. The effect of this is that the quakes in the crater, to an observer who who's daft enough to still be in there, never actually cease.

Note also that the image is not available 100% of the time. Factors such as demand and whether or not the host is responding will enable or prevent its display. If you don't see it, wait a few minutes and reload.