Sunday, June 6, 2021

Part II.... Looking across part of Coldwater Ridge, you can see the stumps of trees blown down in the blast--- The Toutle valley is about 1000 feet below. The river has created great canyons in the ash and debris from that third of the mountain that blew off. The spot below is about as far as we got by car in 1981. There was nothing green left-- no trees, no signs of life. But 40 years later the animals and fish are back, and the deciduous trees have grown quite thick. This creates an environment for the native fir, hemlock, and cedars to grow in their shade eventually crowding the deciduous trees out. In the foreground, the wildflowers are beginning their summertime bloom.


 

9 comments:

Elephant's Child said...

How truly wonderful. It must lift and delight your hearts.

kwarkito said...

I like all these shades of green. Yes, nature is taking over. There must be lots of lichens in these parts. Otherwise, the record you sent me is magnificent. It shows that no one is a prophet in his own country

Helen said...

Nature creates miracles if left alone by man!

Francisco Manuel Carrajola Oliveira said...

Uma bela fotografia.
Um abraço e boa semana.

Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
Livros-Autografados

Taken For Granted said...

Nature has amazing powers of recovery. The blast that wiped away all living things later produced an environment for flora and fauna to flourish. Now it seems to be a lovely meadow.

joaquín said...

La capacidad de regeneración del mundo es sorprendente

orvokki said...

Nature always takes time and place.
Landscape looks now lovely.

Antonio Rodriguez said...

No hay nada mejor que dejar a la naturaleza hacer su trabajo. Los tocones han pasado ser un adorno mas de esa coloreada pradera.
Un abrazo y cuídate.

Margaret D said...

Beautiful scene and how great is nature.