Don't forget about Robert Landsburg who was hiking up the mountain to take photos when it exploded and he knew he was going to die he kept taking photos till the last second then packed up his gear put it away and layed untop of it to protect the film
Just had a conversation with my neighbors children yesterday. They were glaciologist and working next to David the day before this happened. When they were told to leave they went down the back roads where they found countless tourists and campers In aww of the sights. They told them you all need to get the hell out of here, but it was cocktail hour and they were there to relax. They were so caught up in the beauty of the mountain and nature around them that they didn’t understand the dire circumstances that were happening.
I was born in nearby Portland, OR.....Mt St Helens was a beautiful mountain with a round top.....my mother often referred to it as 'The Snowcone Mountain" After it blew in 1980, my 1st wife and I rented a plane from McMinnville, OR, to fly us the 50 miles or so to view it. The pilot did a fairly tight circle around it and we could easily smell the sulphur in the air. Best $100 I ever spent. Sometime after that, my wife and I rode a motorcycle from our central CA home to get as close to the still steaming volcano as we could, where roadblocks had been set up so noone could get any closer. I scooped up a gallon of ash, which was everywhere, took it back to CA and spread it all over my garden tomato area. Did I notice an iota of difference? Nope!
@@nottthereyet4872 They assume at least some of the tourist didn't make it out. They were actually approached at a anniversary party in 2019 (I think) by a person who was asking if they had saw her parents that day as they had gone vacationed up to see it. My neighbors kids sadly could not say wether they did or not.
He's a real hero. Radioing in the eruption before anyone else to warn them. If he hadn't done that,more people could've died. My guess as to why he wasn't found is that he was literally vaporized from the heat of the blast or torn apart by the shockwave.
@@twistedyogert he is buried under a whole mountain tho... You want to go dig a whole mountain up for one person? Have you even seen footage of the landslide ? My guy ... 🤣
@@twistedyogert Parts of the trailer he was staying in was found by road crews when building Spirit Hwy, buried 4 feet deep. A propane tank, wiring, insulation and trailer siding were found.
Although Johnston was never found, when Spirit Lake HWY was being built, they found a propane tank, wiring, insulation and trailer siding buried 4 feet deep. The parts were identified as being from Johnston's camping trailer that he was staying in.
He was doing what he loved but more importantly performing a necessary function. Keeping a close eye on her. He was a wonderful person and it was and is sad that he perished that day. May he be in Volcano heaven.
We could have gotten alot more knowledge from him and his life, then just him being the scientist that died while in the direct path of the blast, of Mt. St Helens.
In another interview, his friend and fellow scientist Ron Swanson said that Johnston was "reticent" and would have been embarrassed by Johnston Ridge Observatory being dedicated to him; clearly, he deserved the honor.
I’m now 49, but remember that day very well. I was GLUED to the TV for days afterward. One of my father’s good friends was in the plane above the mountain when it blew. He had a story to tell later…..
I had good friends that lived north of the mountain not far from mossyrock. Went elk hunting 2 years after the mountain blew about 8 miles from it. We found a few elk horns sticking out of the ash and not much wild life that close. Didn’t do much hunting just lot of looking what the mountain did. A couple years later went to cold water ridge and then windy ridge. Not much was on cold water but windy ridge there was nothing left. Unbelievable what the blast did.
That datson 210 had all the windows blown out even windshield that should have been coated back then, but the tires and rubber was good, still pumped up, that should tell you how fast the heat blast came and went, and how fragile our bodies are
@@coltrv Let’s hope so. Yet it actually IS as, the far side does not accumulate snow due to heat it emits. But I think youre talking about a Mt St Helens type event, let’s hope never so.
Cloud IS behind Sun honestly it would be pretty cool if it erupted I just hope it wouldn’t be as bad as St Helens and that people would listen and evacuate the area if it ever did happen
@@coltrv It would wreck Tippy Canoe on the sandy river, OH WAIT!! it burn down few months ago and we cannot go out in public to eat there anyway, So Ya, let it EXPLODE!
David Johnston was a big loss. As much as a person as a scientist. He predicted the likely eruption and unlikely series of events to spot-on that it seemed like he must have spoken directly with God or he had some mystical, superpowers.
No doubt he was a hero for helping convince authorities to setup an exclusion zone. But why did he stay so deep in what he predicted would be the death zone? 1:43 says it all. It seems like they could've kept monitoring good enough from further back but they wanted extra data and thought they could predict it?
According to the books I've read on the Mt. St. Helens eruption, they actually DID move the observation post further away -- BUT only one or a couple of ridges further away. The USGS senior geologists weren't expecting the eruption to be primarily a lateral blast the way it happened, they were expecting it to erupt mostly vertically instead. The Mt. St. Helens eruption taught the USGS and volcanologists a lot of new lessons about volcanoes and how they can erupt. The really sad thing was that Johnston wasn't even originally supposed to be there that Sunday morning -- he was there because he had swapped his original time manning that OP with another geologist who WAS supposed to be there, but wanted that weekend off for some personal reasons (I can't remember what). The other geologist supposedly carried a lot of guilt over Johnston's death for a long time, until he lost his own life in another eruption while doing research overseas. Johnston had guts, I'll give him that -- he knew he was sitting next to a powder keg with the fuse lit, and no idea how long the fuse was. God bless him, and grant him peace.
I agree with Chuntus. Johnston himself said it would be no more than months until a catastrophic event happened at Mt. St. Helens. All that was learned about the events leading up to, and the actual eruption, could have been learned from a safer distance. Ive seen footage of the observatory, to me its SO CLOSE to the mountain and what ended up being a ticking timebomb. It wasnt worth him losing his life. I dont think he or anyone should have been allowed to be that close.
had any of them looked at the old painting of the mt when it blew before they would have seen that it went to the north...and not put that observation module where they did...he would poss. still be alive today...
@@karenharris722 i dont think so, the engine of his car is a 1x1m huge block of metal..... if a metal detectorist would search in a direction from wher he was in direct line away from st helens i bet they would find him
Highly doubtful! It melted tires on vehicles - some real horror stories from there that have not been included in various documentaries about it. Those high temps didn't last just a few minutes - it would have been more like roasting a turkey in foil for Thanksgiving.
It wasn't actually in the blast zone since they didn't know it was going to erupt on the side as far as they knew. They just weren't sure. I mean, why do you (Because you're human and likely drive) speed when you leave the house knowing that the reason we have laws against speeding is that it's an easy way to die and kill others? People make poor choices and gamble with lives every day without a thought to it.
He gave his life to science. That’s dedication to a higher cause that most of us will never know…
Don't forget about Robert Landsburg who was hiking up the mountain to take photos when it exploded and he knew he was going to die he kept taking photos till the last second then packed up his gear put it away and layed untop of it to protect the film
Yes!
It was smart
Just had a conversation with my neighbors children yesterday. They were glaciologist and working next to David the day before this happened. When they were told to leave they went down the back roads where they found countless tourists and campers In aww of the sights. They told them you all need to get the hell out of here, but it was cocktail hour and they were there to relax. They were so caught up in the beauty of the mountain and nature around them that they didn’t understand the dire circumstances that were happening.
I was born in nearby Portland, OR.....Mt St Helens was a beautiful mountain with a round top.....my mother often referred to it as 'The Snowcone Mountain"
After it blew in 1980, my 1st wife and I rented a plane from McMinnville, OR, to fly us the 50 miles or so to view it. The pilot did a fairly tight circle around it and we could easily smell the sulphur in the air. Best $100 I ever spent.
Sometime after that, my wife and I rode a motorcycle from our central CA home to get as close to the still steaming volcano as we could, where roadblocks had been set up so noone could get any closer. I scooped up a gallon of ash, which was everywhere, took it back to CA and spread it all over my garden tomato area. Did I notice an iota of difference? Nope!
@@uftc1324 Were these some of the people who perished?
@@nottthereyet4872 They assume at least some of the tourist didn't make it out. They were actually approached at a anniversary party in 2019 (I think) by a person who was asking if they had saw her parents that day as they had gone vacationed up to see it. My neighbors kids sadly could not say wether they did or not.
Rest in peace David Johnston and the other people that died In the eruption of Mount st helens.
Hard to believe it's been forty-four years today. Seems like yesterday. May they all R.I.P.
We hardly knew ye!
im sure he knew the dangers he faced and hopefully that allowed him some peace in his final moments, what a brave man
He's a real hero. Radioing in the eruption before anyone else to warn them. If he hadn't done that,more people could've died.
My guess as to why he wasn't found is that he was literally vaporized from the heat of the blast or torn apart by the shockwave.
Or covered by the half a mountain from the landslide
@@andrew-rn9ui A body or bones would still be found if he were simply burried. That's why I suspect that he was dusted.
@@twistedyogert he is buried under a whole mountain tho...
You want to go dig a whole mountain up for one person?
Have you even seen footage of the landslide ?
My guy ... 🤣
@@twistedyogert Parts of the trailer he was staying in was found by road crews when building Spirit Hwy, buried 4 feet deep. A propane tank, wiring, insulation and trailer siding were found.
The slide stripped the ridge down to bedrock. Trees weren't down, they were gone.
Although Johnston was never found, when Spirit Lake HWY was being built, they found a propane tank, wiring, insulation and trailer siding buried 4 feet deep. The parts were identified as being from Johnston's camping trailer that he was staying in.
Found that wreckage 13 years later
I believe the blue Datsun they referenced was Jim Fitzgerald's, a student who was camping there to watch the mountain. His photos survived the blast.
It is nice to remember each of those who lost their lives in the event. I remember those weeks very clearly.
He was doing what he loved but more importantly performing a necessary function. Keeping a close eye on her. He was a wonderful person and it was and is sad that he perished that day. May he be in Volcano heaven.
All these people who were so young with beards and long hair are retired now. Wow time flies.
Good thing they made so many good decisions and handed off a bright future to the coming generations
They're all still in my thoughts after 43 years. I was in Spokane at the time and will never forget it!
"its going to get me too..." He knew it had gotten David already 😢
We could have gotten alot more knowledge from him and his life, then just him being the scientist that died while in the direct path of the blast, of Mt. St Helens.
I remember hearing on the TV about the mount st helens eruption.
He has the right to say " I told you so". He was so right. May God bless his soul 🙏❤️
The landslide/eruption came down the mountain at over 300mph. He had roughly 90 seconds to make his peace...
In another interview, his friend and fellow scientist Ron Swanson said that Johnston was "reticent" and would have been embarrassed by Johnston Ridge Observatory being dedicated to him; clearly, he deserved the honor.
I’m now 49, but remember that day very well. I was GLUED to the TV for days afterward. One of my father’s good friends was in the plane above the mountain when it blew. He had a story to tell later…..
Rest in Paradise King Johnston may your soul live for all eternity ❤️
What a cruel thought.
@@aboomination897 you're crazy?
@@unknownalien5424 ?
Didn't actually tell us much about David.
I had good friends that lived north of the mountain not far from mossyrock. Went elk hunting 2 years after the mountain blew about 8 miles from it. We found a few elk horns sticking out of the ash and not much wild life that close. Didn’t do much hunting just lot of looking what the mountain did. A couple years later went to cold water ridge and then windy ridge. Not much was on cold water but windy ridge there was nothing left. Unbelievable what the blast did.
Rest in peace to all the Sasquatch who lost their lives that day.
RIP David Johnston and Harry Truman
If that new glacier that growing in Mount Saint Helens should be named after David Johnston.
Hes got an observatory and a ridge named after him, whats next a beer?
@@7531monkey I knew of the observatory, but not the ridge. As for a beer, I'll drink that!!
RIP ❤️
That datson 210 had all the windows blown out even windshield that should have been coated back then, but the tires and rubber was good, still pumped up, that should tell you how fast the heat blast came and went, and how fragile our bodies are
Wait until Mounthood in Oregon starts to go active More then it already IS the Mt Everette too.
It’ll be a grand show.
It’ll never be active in our lifetime
@@coltrv
Let’s hope so. Yet it actually IS as, the far side does not accumulate snow due to heat it emits.
But I think youre talking about a Mt St Helens type event, let’s hope never so.
Cloud IS behind Sun yes I suppose it is still active since it isn’t dormant but it won’t ever erupt in our lifetime
Cloud IS behind Sun honestly it would be pretty cool if it erupted I just hope it wouldn’t be as bad as St Helens and that people would listen and evacuate the area if it ever did happen
@@coltrv
It would wreck Tippy Canoe on the sandy river, OH WAIT!!
it burn down few months ago and we cannot go out in public to eat there anyway, So Ya, let it EXPLODE!
May 18 2024 Rip All who died.
David Johnston was a big loss. As much as a person as a scientist. He predicted the likely eruption and unlikely series of events to spot-on that it seemed like he must have spoken directly with God or he had some mystical, superpowers.
How much people died during the explosion
57 people died that day.
Rip baby 😢❤
Well, this isn't really a tribute to David Johnston. They did not really even talk about him much, unfortuantely. Just saying.
So this was said to be the 2nd most dangerous volcano in the US, what volcano is the most dangerous???
Kilauea
This is virtually nothing to do with David Johnston, shame on you producer and editor
Those are his friends
No doubt he was a hero for helping convince authorities to setup an exclusion zone. But why did he stay so deep in what he predicted would be the death zone? 1:43 says it all. It seems like they could've kept monitoring good enough from further back but they wanted extra data and thought they could predict it?
According to the books I've read on the Mt. St. Helens eruption, they actually DID move the observation post further away -- BUT only one or a couple of ridges further away. The USGS senior geologists weren't expecting the eruption to be primarily a lateral blast the way it happened, they were expecting it to erupt mostly vertically instead.
The Mt. St. Helens eruption taught the USGS and volcanologists a lot of new lessons about volcanoes and how they can erupt.
The really sad thing was that Johnston wasn't even originally supposed to be there that Sunday morning -- he was there because he had swapped his original time manning that OP with another geologist who WAS supposed to be there, but wanted that weekend off for some personal reasons (I can't remember what). The other geologist supposedly carried a lot of guilt over Johnston's death for a long time, until he lost his own life in another eruption while doing research overseas.
Johnston had guts, I'll give him that -- he knew he was sitting next to a powder keg with the fuse lit, and no idea how long the fuse was.
God bless him, and grant him peace.
I agree with Chuntus. Johnston himself said it would be no more than months until a catastrophic event happened at Mt. St. Helens.
All that was learned about the events leading up to, and the actual eruption, could have been learned from a safer distance. Ive seen footage of the observatory, to me its SO CLOSE to the mountain and what ended up being a ticking timebomb.
It wasnt worth him losing his life. I dont think he or anyone should have been allowed to be that close.
What was the reason is that he told . Vancouver..Vancouver this is it..! Any explanation please
Neighbor city called vancouver
@@AngelaAndrade38 Thank you..
Vancouver, WA was his base.
Rip ❤
Surely someone has the actual audio of Johnston's last words...? 🧐🤔
A ham radio operator recorded it. Search for it... easy to find.
Just like Robert Lansburgh who died in 1920 there.
Don't forget gerry Martin
I forgot about him
Rip David, thank you for your contribution towards science.
RIP
had any of them looked at the old painting of the mt when it blew before they would have seen that it went to the north...and not put that observation module where they did...he would poss. still be alive today...
every time i think of mount st helens i think of David
I think of the missed opportunity afforded all of us that Nancy Pelosi wasn't there with David that day. A shame.
That some strong Datzun paint then
I have no Wordscape to describe the moment of eternity staring at one as it approaches..A Wonderment?¿
I remember watching this on Facebook live in the 80s.
There wAs no Facebook In the 80a
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@@bradyverzella2759 prove it
He obviously wasn't much of a scientist.............
When he said road blocks why does sound like he is saying roblox
I bet he could be found, his Car must be a very big target what coulde be found using a Metal Detector.
No, I'm afraid he'll never be found. Nothing left of him.
@@karenharris722 i dont think so, the engine of his car is a 1x1m huge block of metal..... if a metal detectorist would search in a direction from wher he was in direct line away from st helens i bet they would find him
Thanks, Obama.
my grafather was killed by the ash
why station your self directly in front of the bulge, why not to the east or west with video Cameras. I mean no disrespect to David or harry.
Rest In Peace Linus Tech Tips Dad
Ha
He's NOT KILLED he's MISSING!!!!!
Nonsense!
Even back then they were still trying to make you wear a mask
Man of David Johnson had just had one of those chrome metallic blankets he could’ve ducked and covered and he would’ve survived what a shame
Highly doubtful! It melted tires on vehicles - some real horror stories from there that have not been included in various documentaries about it. Those high temps didn't last just a few minutes - it would have been more like roasting a turkey in foil for Thanksgiving.
There’s no way, the gases released were near supersonic speeds and the heat generated was way more than a fire retardant blanket could handle
@@zachhoward9099 Truth. People cannot comprehend both the heat and the speed of the "wave" of the eruption.
You're REALLY underestimating the lethality of this volcano.🤣🤣🤣
@@GlennaVan Casually mentioning surviving a VOLCANO in a fire-retardant blankie...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂👌👌
Why would somebody who knows a volcano is dangerous be in the blast zone. That radio signal saved nobody it was pretty much pointless. Just a bad idea
It wasn't actually in the blast zone since they didn't know it was going to erupt on the side as far as they knew. They just weren't sure. I mean, why do you (Because you're human and likely drive) speed when you leave the house knowing that the reason we have laws against speeding is that it's an easy way to die and kill others? People make poor choices and gamble with lives every day without a thought to it.
It was his job
A book reading club has been established on Mt. St. Helens - called Darwin's Finest
Fool
He wasn't a fool - he was a dedicated scientist!
LMAO...no@@karenharris722
In the rain?
He obviously didn't know the dangers and wasn't that smart.
He knew the danger, it was the work he wanted to be in
Gary dum
@Augustine Montes I know he is dum
@@ncrranger6288 patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter
@@nick5422 We won’t go quietly the legion can count on that.