On May 18, 1980, Richard Lasher shot this epic photo of the eruption of Mount St. Helens. Lasher was forced to abandon his Pinto and flee the giant plume of ash on his motorcycle. Lasher survived, his Pinto did not! #history #photos #photography #olas

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Dude with a motorcycle tethered to his fuckin pinto. Chad.

I dare say losing the pinto was worth the photograph

It might be worth something now!

haha true, but what a story and what a photo!

Btw, the surviving old growth forest around Mt Saint Helens and the mountain itself, if you have not been there on a misty, rainy day in Fall or Spring, I highly recommend it. One of my favorite places I’ve ever been on Earth.

Love 💜

Amazing!