Mt. Fitzherbert
News Report Update
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Mount St. Helens erupting with new life 25 years later
2005-May-13 00:00
from The Seattle Times
MOUNT ST. HELENS — The rainbow trout flexed and flopped as Charlie Crisafulli scraped a few scales from its side with a knife.
"The fish are very large this year," he said, before releasing the 5-pounder back to its watery home.
When Crisafulli first ventured onto the moonscape left behind by Mount St. Helens' May 18, 1980, eruption, Spirit Lake was lifeless. His discovery of a single lupine growing near its shores two years later was cause for wonder.