CNN/AP: Rock Rises from St. Helens Crater

[DeepModem Mom]

A helicopter flies past a 300-foot-tall slab rising from the crater of Mount St. Helens on April 28, 2006. The fin-shaped rock has been growing since November 2005.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/05/mountsthelens.ap/index.html

SEATTLE, Washington (AP) -- If the skies are clear as forecast, volcano watchers who turn out for the reopening of the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Friday will get a spectacular view of a hulking slab of rock that's rapidly growing in Mount St. Helens' crater.

It's jutting up from one of seven lobes of fresh volcanic rock that have been pushing their way through the surface of the crater since October 2004.

The fin-shaped mass is about 300 feet tall and growing 4 feet to 5 feet a day, said Dan Dzurisin, a geologist at the U.S. Geological Survey.

The rock in the crater began growing last November, steadily moving west and pushing rock and other debris out of its way as it goes....

[Renew Deal]

1. That's a mighty erection

Glad to see the she's still kicking.

[The Backlash Cometh]

2. Land Shark!

[Fridays Child]

I can hear the "Jaws" music, now!

It does look like a shark fin. Good call! :)

[glitch]

20. Lol! Who's going to tell him? nt

[maveric]

Its a "Rapture Ramp".

You can drive your SUV to Jesus!

[TahitiNut]

3. So, it's to be renamed Mount St Alice, huh?

St. Alice ... Cialis ... get it? (rimshot) :eyes:

[Maru Kitteh]

27. That was spectacularly bad TN. Really.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :P

[TahitiNut]

30. I know.

I'm sooo proud. :evilgrin:

[Canuckistanian]

4. It's a sign!

Of what, I don't know.
:eyes:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

5. They should show the time lapse video.

It's very impressive.

[Beetwasher]

6. Yow! Could Be She's A'Gonna Blow Again?

Gotta be some mighty intense pressures building to do something like that so quickly.

[hopeisaplace]

7. what was that Tom Cruise movie, of the dormant aliens in the earth

:) (lol...I hope)

[Shakespeare]

8. It's the new Freedom Tower! n/t

[xchrom]

9. i thought you were talking about The Rock.

:shrug:

[benddem]

10. actually

she is trying to get back to her original height.

[BrklynLiberal]

11. Nothing is ever quite as impressive as Mother Earth when she wants to be.

[Joanne98]

12. It's the 2001 Space Odyssey! Ta Da. Open the door Hal....

[karlrschneider]

22. Drat, I posted before seeing yours! LOL

...

[Tinksrival]

13. Cool picture!

St. Helens is one of my favorite Mt. to photagraph!

[Mr.Green93]

14. It is symbolic of the New Majority

that is rising up to take back our country.

[DeepModem Mom]

15. YES! Rock on, New Majority! nt

[beyond_the_pale]

16. The juxtaposition of the helo and the mountain ......Wow! N/T

[Digit]

17. Duh-da...duh-da...duh-da... duh-da duh-da

Volcano shark!

[Arkansas Granny]

18. Did you know that the Forest Service has a VolcanoCam at

the Johnston Ridge Observatory that takes a live shot of Mount St. Helens every 5 minutes? You can see it here:

http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/

[DeepModem Mom]

19. Thanks, Arkansas Granny!

[karlrschneider]

24. Nice catch!

cool pics

http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/archive/hall-of-fame/20060505-new-dome-fin.shtml

[karlrschneider]

21. We need to ask HAL about this immediately!

;-)

[mtnsnake]

23. I've got one of them underneath my driveway

Pushes my blacktop up more and more each year. Pretty soon I won't be able to get over it. Damn.

[lovuian]

25. Now thats pretty freaky

Great picture!!!

[MissB]

26. Can't wait until it goes boom.

Again.

[Generator]

28. Christ on a crutch

That's the ten commandments! I think the end is near.

[Clarkie1]

29. That is sooooooooooo cool! n/t