Note: ash is bad for planes.

March 8, 2005 6:24 PM

This is a very odd way to find out about a volcanic eruption. Shame it is sunset, and the webcam isn't showing much.
posted by eriko (9 comments total)

USGS Site with a couple better pictures from about an hour ago. "as seen from the Cascade Volcano Observatory Office roof, taken approximately at 5:30 PM, PST. Plume is drifting east-northeast after reaching approximately 36,000 feet above sea level. "
posted by Blake at 6:36 PM on March 8, 2005

Ooh, but we have Pictures over here.

On preview, what Blake said.
posted by eriko at 6:37 PM on March 8, 2005

Picture of the plume in this MSNBC story. Ash is indeed bad for planes.
posted by zsazsa at 6:37 PM on March 8, 2005

More here.
posted by 327.ca at 6:54 PM on March 8, 2005

I saw the initial ash plume out my window before it was lost in the haze. Pretty sweet.
posted by alpinist at 6:59 PM on March 8, 2005

nice find on the first link, eriko!
posted by moonbird at 7:14 PM on March 8, 2005

Damn. And to think my family and I visited the place yesterday. Thu-ankyoujeesuhs.
posted by diastematic at 10:08 PM on March 8, 2005

This blogger has the best pic I've seen (so far).
posted by spock at 12:34 AM on March 9, 2005

Some nice pictures here.
posted by jlkr at 11:18 AM on March 9, 2005