I stand corrected. The NG article indeed has his name with the " t ".
jh
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> Actually, his name is David Johnston (with a "t"). Johnston Ridge and
> the Johnston Ridge Observatory are named after him. My shot here was
> taken from Johnston Ridge
> <http://www.chucknorcutt.com/Mt%20St%20Helens/pano%208563-8565lce%20c3x2.htm>
> The pyroclastic flow blew out the top of the mountain which rushed down
> into the valley and then back up and over the top of the ridge, a
> distance of about 5 miles. You can see the explosion and flow pattern
> here. If you were on Johnston Ridge that morning you died.
> <http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Johnston+Ridge+Observatory,+Toutle,+WA&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=34.534108,57.304687&ie=UTF8&hq=Johnston+Ridge+Observatory,&hnear=Toutle,+WA&ll=46.266766,-122.290192&spn=0.235441,0.447693&t=h&z=11>
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> John Hudson wrote:
>> See image # 4 in the Boston Globe's photo gallery .......... the one of
>> vulcanologist David Johnson. He is mentioned by name in the January 1981
>> issue of the National Geographic [page 38] in the extensive article about
>> Mt
>> St Helens. The NG article also carries a photograph of him. His camper
>> truck
>> seen in image # 4 looks to be the same camper seen in a double page image
>> [pp 32 and 33] in the same article after the eruption.
>>
>> Anyone looking for truly amazing photos of Mt St Helen's eruption should
>> search out a copy of the NG issue of January 1981.
>>
>> jh
>>
>>
>>
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>> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 11:00 AM
>> Subject: [OM] Extensive Mt. St. Helens pictures from the Boston Globe
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>>
>>> On the 30th anniversary of the Mt. St. Helens eruption. Extensive Mt.
>>> St. Helens pictures most of which I've never seen. See especially #35
>>> which was taken in 2007. It makes me wish I'd seen Spirit Lake when I
>>> was there in fall 2008.
>>>
>>> <http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/05/mount_st_helens_30_years_ago.html?s_campaign=8315>
>>>
>>> and my own shot which has nowhere near the drama. :-)
>>> <http://www.chucknorcutt.com/Mt%20St%20Helens/pano%208563-8565lce%20c3x2.htm>
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
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