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The slopes of Smith Creek valley, east of Mount St. Helens, show tr...

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The direction of the blast, shown here from left to right, is apparent in the alignment of the downed trees. Over four billion board feet of usable timber, enough to build 150,000 homes, was damaged or destroyed.

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Public Domain.