Helicopter Trip to Mt. St. Helens
/A small party of GSOC members braved the iffy weather on September 9, 2017, to take a new view of Mt. St. Helens, aboard a helicopter owned and piloted by Hillsboro Aviation Company, on a trip of geologic discovery organized by Sheila Alfsen. The flight was launched from North Fork Survivors tourist complex on Spirit Lake Highway east of Toutle, Washington. Story in pictures by Carol Hasenberg:
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![The GSOC field trip group poses with pilot Robert. Left to right are Steve Haar, Cecily Cedilote, Sheila Alfsen, pilot Robert, kneeling, Charles Montross, Anne Oneill, kneeling, Carol Hasenberg, Yumei Wang. Bo Nonn also participated in the trip.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5358c2a3e4b00ce4f224c17d/1510189200777-VJ4GK9KUQU3M4RRXF49K/Mt-St-Helens-group-photo-edit.jpg)