My family and I took a "Out West" trip 3 years ago and went to as many National Parks and such as we could pack in. After visiting many parks such as Yellowstone where we were told over and over and over about the volcano that formed it 600 million years ago we found Mt St Helens very refreshing. At the other parks, since we beleive in creation we were told lie after lie. But at Mt St Helens we were told something happened at 1:00 and something happened at 2:00 etc. All truths. Much of what was observed at Mt St Helens disproves what is being told at other Parks based on evolution. So I think having Mt St Helens open to the public is very important. I do understand you loss though.
Jon --- An Outpost of One- A#1! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > *Look at it in this local perspective- > > 1980 and back... a twisted 2 lane road leads past > large > commercial forest land and lumber mills to a small > lake > surrounded by gut busting beauty... in the shadow of > a tall > round Mountian. There is a lodge from the old west, > made of logs > and managed by a "old codger" (old grumpy-grizzly > man) > > A vintage Scout camp.. sends a ww2 Liberty boat > accross the lake > when hailed from a hand crank telephone attached to > a large tree. > > Camp sights and trails head into the back country.. > *paradise! > > A single road leads up to timberline and then a > trail up > rock and pumice on a near perfect clone of Japans > Mt. Fuji.. > > May 1980 ...all that is gone at 8:35 am in a > natural disaster. > > 1980- on... > > A 4 lane super highway zooms up the valley past > tourist sights, > 360 degree theaters, fast food chains and several > "Natural In- > terpretive centers" with monster gift shops, and > coin operated > telescopes. Steel tube rails hold you back from the > empty landscape.. > > To re-enact the 1980 devistation.. fibreglass > replicas of the trees > now are placed by artists to simulate your minds > desire for adventure. > > Helecoper rides and small planes must agree to > circle the mountian > clockwise to avoid mid-air collisions.. Parking > lots the size of > Walmarts now inhabit country where Deer and Elk once > grazed.. > > Johnston ridge "observitory" at 5 miles from the > Volcano houses > a large theater and interactive displays as well as > soft ice cream > and $5 cheeseburgers. > > May 1980 an Eruption with the force of several > atomic bombs distroyed > paradise, a fine trout lake and many fond camping > memories. > > Last friday- > > *A tiny steam cloud vented on the south side of the > lava dome. > > *What is about to happen next? > ----------------------------- > > > LOT'S OF T-SHIRTS WILL BE SOLD WITH HATS AND > FOOFARAH! > > Where once you could camp-backpack for free in > peace.. > you now must pay a fee to enter, park and be > entertained. > > > *Miss'n the old days- > A#1 > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______ List host: http://Kahunapule.org List info: http://RangerNet.org/faq.htm To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://RangerNet.org/subscribe.htm
