The Lahar Viewpoint offers views of the south side of the volcano and a valley scoured and filled by lahars. In spring, the valley is carpeted with penstemon, lupine and other wildflowers.
Learn more about the 1980 Eruption and how life has returned to the blast zone over the last 30 years.
Watch a videos of a scientist describing destruction caused by lahars and how they have influenced forests around the volcano.
View amazing pictures of the lahars (volcanic mudflows), and amazing time-lapse photos of 30-years of landscape change from the Lahar Viewpoint and other vantage points around the volcano.
WEB VIDEOS on the 1980 ERUPTION and RETURN OF LIFE