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Mount St. Helens
Into the valley of the volcano
Some people just love to drive. They view the world through a window, finding beauty and adventure behind the wheel. For these people, and the multitudes who visit the Northwest with limited time, there is nothing more compelling than learning about the areas they pass. CarTours production, Mount St. Helens: Valley of the Volcano, is designed to bring the listener to the landscape.
The award-winning 60-minute tour allows visitors driving State Route 504 to hear gripping first-person accounts of the cataclysmic event; clear, expert descriptions of the events before, during and after the explosion; and, an interpretive guided tour of the scarred scenery outside the car window. Music and sound effects, including the thrilling whistle of Roosevelt elk recorded within the Monument, enhance the visitors’ experience and understanding of the area and how it is recovering from the 1980 eruption. The audio cassette and CD, which enables families to enjoy a guided tour from the privacy of their own vehicle, now includes the road from Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center to the Johnston Ridge Observatory. By simply popping the tape in the vehicle’s audio system, drivers and passengers alike hear the heart-pounding stories of area residents who lived through the blast. They also learn more about how plants and animals survived the eruption, the crews that replanted more than 18 million trees, and the “Secret of the Deadly Bulge”.
The tour begins at the Mount St. Helens Visitor Center at Silver Lake, just five miles off Interstate 5 at exit 49. It follows the path of the largest mud flow in recorded history, triggered by the eruption, which coursed down the Toutle River Valley.
LOCAL GUIDE
Visitor Information
USGS Points of Interest
VISITOR CENTERS
Johnston Ridge
Silver Lake
Hoffstadt Bluffs
Weyerhaeuser Center
Coldwater Ridge
Web Resources
Weather
Peoples Lives
Movies
Hiking
Eruptive Record
Wildlife
Geology
USGS Home Page
US Forest Service 20th Anniversary
Pictures
After the Eruption
Before the Eruption
During the Eruption
Snapshots in Time
Mount St. Helens, A General Slide Show
Online Education
Narrative of Mount St. Helens
A Living Laboratory: Volcanoes
VolcanoWorld Online Education
GEOTIMES MOUNT ST. HELENS 20 YEARS LATER: