Instead, in a fury, its north face erupted, sending rock and ash sideways at over 300 miles per hour. Learn all about Mount St. Helens and its historic eruption during a full-day tour that explores this magnificent geological site. Departing from Seattle, this tour is a day-long adventure through lava fields, geological wonders, and burgeoning forests. Mount St Helens is a mobile volcano. The elk of Mount St Helens have long been an added attraction for walkers and nature photographers visiting the national park and although organised hunts are still part and parcel of life in Washington State there's still plenty for true nature lovers to observe under more peaceful circumstances. Enjoy a full-day tour of Mount St. Helens with a naturalist guide, and discover one of the region's most iconic and powerful attractions. Prepare to be blown away by the powerful ecological beauty on this small group tour of Mt. CarTours production, Mount St. Helens: Valley of the Volcano, is designed to bring the listener to the landscape. Forty years ago this week, on May 18, 1980 at 8:32 a.m., Mount St. Helens erupted. St. Helens Hiking Tour Hike premier trails on the Pacific Northwest’s most active volcano, 40 years after the big eruption! Try spelunking at Ape Cave, the largest continuous lava tube in the continental United States, and explore the visitor centers in and around the Blast Zone. 52 OPEN Mid-May thru Mid-Oct. See them both to experience the volcanic eruption and recovery OTHER NEARBY ATTRACTIONS ZipLine Tours: 3 World Class Zipline adventures within two … Johnston Ridge Observatory - m.p.

Mount St Helens National Park is a large park, near Seattle. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. Mount St. Helens Full Day Small Group Tour from Seattle. Mount St. Helens (known as Lawetlat'la to the indigenous Cowlitz people, and Loowit or Louwala-Clough to the Klickitat) is an active stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It was established as the Mount St Helens Volcanic Monument in 1982 and is operated under the control of the U.S. Forest Service. Visitor Centers in Mount St. Helens Blast Zone: Forest Learning Center - m.p.

Its 1980 eruption is considered as the most lethal and most economically devastating episode in the U.S. Gift Shop & Outside Open DAILY 10-6 thru Oct. 31st. Guide Description. The enormous first explosion wasn’t from the volcano’s top, as you’d expect. Mt. If you are looking the best way to spend 3 days in inspiring wilderness getting to know Washington’s most-storied mountain, this tour is for you. The lodge-style visitor center includes exhibits, trails, and a movie about the eruption, while a walkthrough model of the mountain lets you see it from the inside out. 33 - Exhibits Open May 18-Sept 8, 10AM-4PM DAILY.