jankees 917 Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 ..to Mount St Helens, in a Mustang! On my way... so many volcanoes in the area, which one is this? Mt Adams I believe? Over Mt St Helens, notice how the crater is not round, but is missing part of the rim? Flying into the opening of the rim, where you can clearly see a new lava dome forming, complete with smoke... over the lava flows, the photoreal textures look great! Mt St Helens did not explode vertically, like most other volcanoes, but the summit slid downhill at the start of the eruption, leading to a sideways explosion, towards the north. That is why part of the rim is missing. Following the lahar (volcanic mud flow) away from the volcano. From here, you can clearly see the the destruction towards the north(left) is much greater than to the south, due to the sideways explosion... Wonderful scenery, it looks great, even for a geologist like me... Link to post Share on other sites
ddavid 149 Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 That's a long lava trail, Jan - what's the scenery, BTW? Cheers - Dai. Link to post Share on other sites
rob16584 42 Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Nice shots Jan. Takes me back to Geography A-Level Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Nice! Wish my field-trips would be like that! Link to post Share on other sites
wisemanp 0 Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Fantastic Jankees! A somewhere I've had on my list of places to visit for a long time. You've shown it off very well there, thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
jankees 917 Posted March 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 That's a long lava trail, Jan - what's the scenery, BTW?Cheers - Dai. :baton: In the last shot, you see a lahar, which is a mud flow caused by a volcanic eruption. They can travel for miles and miles..... The scenery is PNW or Pacific North West, from FTX/Orbx Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Hi JanKees, Great geology lesson and super shots. I'm surprised our paths didn't cross as I am flying in that area at the moment for an upcoming review of PNW :baton: Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
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