Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/05/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Bob. Oh the stories we could tell. And it was 39 years ago.? I knew that.? Just a slip of the fingers while typing and then lack of proof reading, a common malady for me lately. Aram On 5/18/2019 8:34 PM, Bob Adler wrote: > A terrific series; really captures the feeling of that awesome event for > those who through it. > > Bob Adler > www.robertadlerphotography.com > >> On May 18, 2019, at 7:04 PM, Aram via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: >> >> We were living in the small town of Odessa, WA. I do not have any of my >> own >> photos of the ash hitting on May 18, 1980 as the camera club was on a >> field >> trip to Idaho and Canada. We were sitting in a drive-in in Nelson, BC >> when >> on the radio we heard, "By now you know Mt. St. Helens blew its top this >> morning. I-90 is closed and Spokane is in total darkness..." It was >> about >> 3 PM and we looked at each other in shock. We had the town doctor, >> pharmacist, post master with us. So, we headed home, driving around road >> blocks by Davenport and on ash covered roads. A harrowing ride. So may >> stories. I started taking photos the next day, and here is a collection >> of >> a few that were taken over the next few days as we looked about in >> disbelief >> at the "snow" that would never melt, then tried to figure out what the >> heck >> to do, and then did it. We really had no choice. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/msh/ >> >> View them large if you can. >> >> Comments welcome. >> >> Aram >> >> Aram Langhans >> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher >> & Unemployed photographer >> >> ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself >> would ever have dared dream.? James D. Watson >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information