New Zealand Family Receive MELTED ASH From 1980 Mt St Helens VOLCANIC ERUPTION!!

[@theJohnGaltLine]

Hahaha, I love the excitement of the prospect of candy corn and then the inevitable disappointment of the actual taste. Every kid's experience.

[@mr.hanger]

I truly believe this kind of content is what the creators of You Tube had in mind. People sharing and enjoying each other's ideas.

[@jovetj]

And then Google bought them out...

[@mikemann1960]

It is pronounced Yakima (Yack-kima). A ❤very beautiful place. Yall are so beautiful and amazing as a family. We love you.

[@LN-Lifer]

no no no.....this kind of wholesome content goes against everything the owners of YT believe in

[@LN-Lifer]

​@@mikemann1960 You think Yakima is beautiful.... Formerly Crackima, currently yaki-meth. Land of illegal immigrants gang bangers and a place where people can waste water on their green lawns all day but the Salmon get water before the farmers do. Only thing I miss about that poisoned ass place....a lot of good food and coffee

[@docleadpill5556]

@@mikemann1960 Yakima "The Palm Springs of the Northwest" lol what a joke!

[@charlesperez9976]

I am very proud of my brothers and sisters of America,for kindly sending you gifts. We are kind people,never forget this❤️

[@michaeltipton5500]

Glad you got a package from my home state of Washington. I can never forget when Mt St Helens erupted because it erupted on my Birthday in 1980. I just tell people I was born on Mt St Helens day.

[@Capohanf1]

I am glad the package with the marbles, ash and wands arrived. I sent it last September and was able to track it until it arrived in NZ. I was beginning to wonder if it had gotten lost in NZ customs or the like. It is beginning to look like you will need to open a museum to display all the artifacts you are getting! Enjoy. Oh and for the record Yakima is the name of a indian tribe that lives in the area and it is pronounced YAK a ma. Those of us that live here can tell when someone is not local by the way they pronounce the MANY indian place names. TRY Kennewick the place where along the banks of the Columbia River, Kennewick Man was discovered, providing evidence of Native Americans' settlement of the area for at least 9,000 years. It means the "grassy place" in the language of the natives.

[@me21120]

Hello from Pasco!!!! Awesome package 😊

[@jaredcaines6688]

Dude that package was so awesome! I’m from a small town up on the Olympic Peninsula and have been wanting to send them a package. But it wouldn’t have been nearly as cool as the volcano ash! So awesome 👏🏼

[@austinbarbeau6025]

Oregonian here and that was a great box. Those marbles are really awesome.

[@Capohanf1]

@@austinbarbeau6025 Love it when they facet the glass and make jewelry out of it! I have a cross that is set with what looks like emeralds but is the glass made from the ash.

[@Capohanf1]

@@me21120 Hello.

[@kimkathrein2463]

Oregonian here in the house. Love seeing Oregon and Washington represented in this episode. I was a kid when Mt St Helen’s erupted, living in Oregon City (End of the Oregon Trail) and I remember watching the mountain erupt. We lived high on a hill and our house faced North where we had a clear view of the mountain. although Mt St. Helens was about 90 miles away, we clearly watched it erupt and within a few hours, everything outside was covered in a thin layer of ash. Everyone was collecting and saving the ash for memories. My mom still has several containers of it. There’s a good visitors center that has been built and lots of hiking trails around and up to the crater. Who knows, it might blow again someday? But many say Mt Rainer (closer to Seattle) or Mt Hood, closer to Portland, could erupt some day too! Probably same chance as running into Bigfoot. Ha ha. But none of that stops us from taking advantage of all that is offered by our beautiful mountains year round; like hiking in the summers and playing in the snow in the winters. I hope you get a chance to see the Pacific Northwest on one of your travels! All the best to you!

[@chebikitty5566]

My grandparents lived in the greater Seattle area when this happened and he had to be called into work as he worked for the phone company at the time. Before he left he set a jar in the back yard and when he came back there was so much ash he couldn't find the jar and he and my grandma had to dig through the ash to find it.

[@anneo3754]

I remember Mt St Helens blowing. More than once. I was way up on the Olympic peninsula the first time. We stopped and watched it. It was awesome. When we got back home there was fine ash covering everything, but a week later on May 25th she blew again we had about half an inch of ash all over everything. It was ruining cars and if you had a breathing problem you stayed indoors. I'm from Western Washington about 30 miles from the mountain if you flew. I haven't been there for more than 20 years now but there was still ash then. That was a great gift for you to get!

[@rebeccameinzer8551]

I was 8 years in 1980 when the Mountain Blew. The ash plume really did blot out the sun. The ash has been made into so many different things. I love watching your videos and am so glad you finally received a box from the true gem of the Northwest Washington State!

[@kramermccabe8601]

I was 3 years old living in Hood River. I was young but I do remember it "snowing" black.

[@robv4936]

I was 9, and am in Minnesota, but clearly remember this, and it was cloudy, dreary after it even here

[@bobh1987]

I was13 it may not have blocked out the sun but it sure was dark for a few days. We had almost three inches of ash on the roof of our house.

[@rebeccameinzer8551]

@@kramermccabe8601 I was in White Salmon

[@katlovato6653]

I was 3 up by Seattle, and I wanted to play in the "snow"

[@alenadoll645]

I remember the eruption of Mt. St. Helens as a kid and feeling the dusting of the ash on my arms on the "west" side of the state in the suburbs of Seattle. It was a beautiful and sunny morning. We thought someone had caught tires on fire as the there was a streak of black in the sky down south. A neighbor went inside and came out and yelled, "St. Helen's blew St. Helens Blew!" I will never forget it. We don't have hurricanes or loads of thunderstorms but I can say that I lived through a volcano eruption. Other artist in the area use the ash to blow glass art and it's beautiful. I gave my aunt in California flowers.

[@bryanammeter4450]

I live in Alberta Canada 🇨🇦 and we got ash from Mt St Helen's on everything!

[@tattooedman42]

Lived for three years in Tacoma, WA (87-90). Never got to see Mt. St. Helens, but could see Rainier every day, and even took a trip there for a picnic. Beautiful state.

[@gianni4925]

I’m glad you all are finally getting auto racing memorabilia. Besides Scott Dixon, there are 2 other drivers in IndyCar from New Zealand: V8 Rally and Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin and rookie Marcus Armstrong.

[@calendarpage]

I went to grad school at the Univ of Washington in Seattle. When it's not cloudy and you can see Mt Rainier from campus, they say that the mountain is 'out.' We were given face masks and plastic sheeting to put over our computers in case of an eruption. I had a few eruption nightmares while I lived there! I did a tour of Mt St Helens and got a little vial of volcanic ash. If you get as far as Washington State, you should try to get there. Of course there's the volcano, but it's good to see how much tree regrowth there is and how plants and animals are coming back.

[@maurer3d]

21:49 The Mount St. Helens eruption was crazy in a matter of about 1 second the mountain lost the top 1300 feet, an spat out 540 tons of ash (over the next 8 hours). if you haven't seen them there are so many amazing videos of the eruption, at the time of the eruption it was the most filmed volcanic eruption in history, as geologist knew it was on the verge of blowing. we got lucky and the volcano erupted in a southwards direction killing only 57, if it had erupted northward the pyroclastic flow would have hit the town killing alot more people.

[@sheilaathay2034]

You're drunk

[@leannahash4322]

Gooooo Ducks!!!! There are so many beautiful places to visit in Oregon. Bend,Newport,Astoria,Depoe Bay,Crater Lake,Cultus Lake…too many to name! Enjoy your time here. Love your videos 💕💕💕💕

[@tjk200081]

That is so cool that someone sent you actual ash from Mt. Saint Helens! 😮♥️

[@kevincrosby1760]

At least they sent it in a sealed vial. At the time of the eruption, everybody was trying to mail ash to their friends and families elsewhere...In envelopes. The ash was very fine, very abrasive, and somewhat electrically conductive when damp/wet. Not exactly the best thing in the world for automatic mail-sorting equipment when the envelopes leak or burst.

[@ohok2405]

Is anyone else kind of sad when their videos are over? 😍 Thank you, NZ Fam, for being the best channel on YT! I literally can't wait to see your videos when they drop! God bless your beautiful family!

[@paulmolloy7206]

I’ve been binge watching these since day one

[@GrammaNay]

Glad you enjoyed the Hazelnuts! 😁😘🥰 (Reneè from Oregon) I remember when St. Helen's blew...was traveling home from Montana and parts of western Washington and Oregon were all gray. Our whole bus of high school students were completely silent.

[@seabuck59]

I too grew up in Eastern Washington and on the day of the eruption the sun was blocked out arounf noon and did not show itself again until the next day. My town, Moses Lake, about fourty miles north of the tri-cities area we got around nine inches of the ashe which I have been told was the hardest hit area in the world. Quite an amazing thing to live through.

[@devotearchetype]

You guys are the most awesome family I've seen on YT. Thank you for the videos and the joy you bring to people lives!! Also, GO DUCKS!!!!!

[@TedCruz2028]

This family is the best on KZbin

[@JayyeStone]

You guys are so fun to watch. Much love to the folks around the world who are sending you a little piece of their life. Another great vid!

[@yournewzealandfamily]

Thankyou for watching! 😀

[@seanpatton7406]

​​@@yournewzealandfamily 🙂 Thank You ALL for the videos and hard work. As many have said, "choose an area of the U.S and stick to that area"......this Country is HUGE. If you guys ever wish to visit the Appalachian Mountains in the Eastern U.S, y'all HAVE TO do it during the Fall Season 🍂🍁. (Airplane 🛫 would land in Atlanta, Georgia 😊) Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg TN are 2 amazing places to visit during that time. There's a theme park called Dollywood 🙂 (musician Dolly Parton). There are places where the family can go to rock and gem 💎 hunting (Amethyst, Citrine, etc ...) buy a bucket 🪣 of dirt and whatever is in the bucket is yours to keep....so much FUN!!! Driving through the Appalachian Mountains during the Fall Season 🍂🍁 though, will stay with you forever 🙂. Here's a link to the top 5 Gem Shops. #3 Old Smoky Gem is the one I went to and they have a place where the family can still look for gemstones in their bucket 🪣 even if the weather is freezing 🥶 outside eaglesridge.com/blog/top-places-gem-mining-in-pigeon-forge/

[@paulbrown2046]

Hi from Oregon, I live in the willamette valley. In a little town called Sheridan. My grandkids watch your channel with me. Most of my family like the Oregon ducks, however I am a beaver believer. There is a match up here called the civil war, where the beavers play the ducks.❤❤❤❤

[@SD-mw1hz]

Your family is so much fun to watch and you have such great fans in America, our own citizens are learning their history along with you from so many citizens who have actually experienced events. Knowledge is everything.

[@andrewhagle5302]

Hey guys, I was born in a small logging town on the Columbia River called Longview. It's about 60 miles from Mt. St. Helens. I used to go sledding on the mountain in the 70s. Been going camping at the mountain my entire life. Still go camping there to this day. I watched St. Helens spewing ash the week it erupted. I was 9 years old.

[@amuro1701]

There are currently 2 New Zealanders in the Indycar series. Scott Dixon and Scott McLaughlin. Scott Dixon has been in the series for 16 years and is a 6 time series champion. Scott McLaughlin came out of the Australian supercars where he was a 3 times champion.

[@DWQJVB]

Don’t forget Dixon Cider

[@wks4511]

What an awesome video. I'm located in Indianapolis and it was great to see that you got the Indy 500 merch. We're just a month away from the big race. Keep the great videos coming!

[@rhondastover6697]

I've had a couple of rings and a pair of earrings and they are beautiful!!

[@stephenphelps777]

Oregon here, if y'all manage to come over to visit during our summer/your winter, you need to come and see Crater Lake! It's a lake formed inside the caldera of the collapsed volcano, Mt. Mazama, about 7700 years ago! It's also the deepest freshwater lake in the USA!!😊😊😊😊😊

[@studio95951]

Always a joy to watch our New Zealand Family. 😍😍

[@yournewzealandfamily]

Thats so sweet Pat, thankyou!!

[@darlenerussell9706]

I live in California and Mt. St. Helen irrupted on my 10 th birthday. Ash rained down from the sky for days all the way from Washington to Southern California

[@SaidiLouise]

We live in the shadows of St Helens, I was two when she blew. I remember wearing cloth diapers as masks. So happy Washington is on the map. Renee in Oregon made me cry. Sam, its ducks all the way in our home.

[@robinhardman7527]

I don’t think we will forget when Mt. St. Helens blew. I was working in downtown Seattle. It got very dark and I swear the summers were never the same. It was huge. I wanted to go home because I was scared. Lol l! So cool that you received that. One man did not want to leave his home. He had lived there his whole life and much respect to him. I wish you could visit Washington State in August. It is so beautiful. I on the other hand want to Travel to New Zealand if I ever get the chance. My number one far away place to visit. ♥️♥️

[@jaredcaines6688]

I’m from northwest Washington, lived here my whole life, and I didn’t know about the volcano ash marbles! That’s so cool! Way to represent, Don! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I love how the first Washington package came from eastern Washington, which is sadly often overlooked by the western half with all the cities. I grew up in a small town with a lot of history of farming in the family so I feel like I have more in common with our neighbors over on the east half of the state. Anyway, what a great package! Mad props, Don 👌🏼👌🏼

[@amyhoffman3735]

I lived in Kennewick, WA (one of the Tri-Cities along with Richland and Pasco) when Mt. St. Helen's erupted on my 13th birthday! I was very superstitious about turning 13 and having the volcano blow was so incredible...I thought it was my fault! The ash falling ruined my birthday as we had to cancel our boating plans. If you get to come to Washington state you should definitely visit Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Rainer. They are both awe inspiring! Thanks for sharing your wonderful family!

[@lucluong6928]

I was fourteen years old and where I was living I could see Mt. st. Helen from the front porch of my then house. Around my house we had over six inches of ash.

[@Bakebake93]

I live in Eastern Washington St. If you dig far down in most dirt/soil here, you can still find a layer of ash from St. Helen's eruption.

[@wolf870626]

As a Hoosier myself it makes me happy to hear you learn and talk about my home state of Indiana, if you do come here you need to go to either the Indy 500 in May or the Brickyard 400 in August and you need to go to the Children's museum and the Indy Zoo and take a trip about 1 hour southeast of Indianapolis to Nashville Indiana it's a small historic town that's full of crafts, shopping, food, bluegrass and country music, events and nature with a large state park! Southern Indiana also has Santa Claus Indiana which Christmas Queen Nadine definitely needs to look into as it's an entire city dedicated to Christmas all year round and has Holiday World theme park.

[@geoffreysmommy]

You should take the stuff you get and start a museum. Let people see up close what you've gotten. It may help you get the funds for your trip. Love your channel.

[@sandistolle4874]

What wonderful treasures in this mail time! Well done to all the folks who sent it! 👏

[@aaronsteele7585]

The mountain blew a year before i was born but my parents lived in Yakima when it did. It filled their pool with ash. Day became night and the static electricity created major lightning storms. Dad told me that all of the neighbors gathered together to watch it. The electrical storms were setting off auto garage door openers and they were all taking bets on whose was going off next. Apparently Yakima got hit the hardest and if you did down in soil a couple of inches you will still run into an ash layer some 43 years later

[@SiiaAne]

18 worked at IHop in Yakima. Went into the walk in to get supplies. When I came out, it was black. Union Gap/Selah and all the surrounding areas were a mess. My stepdad thought it was a bit funny how we all were trying to shovel it away, as tourist were coming from everywhere to scoop some up. People stared selling their ash soon after. Work for Mel was a mess too. He work at the post office. Said it was pure chaos.

[@chebikitty5566]

My grandpa worked for the phone company in the greater Seattle area during this time and got called in to work. He left a jar in his yard when he left and he and my grandma had to pull out the shovels when he returned because he lost it in the ash.

[@timothywatson4595]

I was born in Richland, Washington. I was a kid living in Bellingham, Washington, on the morning of May18, 1980. The eruption blast was so loud that it shook the doors in our house , despite the fact that we were approximately 400 kilometers north of Mt St Helens. As an adult, I visited Mt St Helens. Some of the areas did actually look like a moonscape from Sci-fi movies. Thank you for making a great KZbin channel 🤩

[@magnussimmons4]

What a great first box from my state! My parents were around 10 years old when mount st Helens erupted and still has a jar of ash. Those marbles are so cool!

[@ryanawilson8549]

I've been to the Indianapolis museum and it was nice when I was a child

[@chrispruett81]

Wow.. I LOVE the first package!! I moved to Indiana when I was 9 and lived there 3 years. In that 3 years.. I went to the Indy 500 3 times. The first year I went... I actually went with Actor David Hasselhoff (Star of Knight Rider around that time) He was doing a charity event called (Race For Life) So my family went to that... Met him.. and next thing I know.. he invites us to the Indy 500. So of course...We went.. and had a BLAST!! Such a cool guy! 😊

[@Kenobi_Cowboy]

If you go coastal in the western United States (Seattle to L.A. or something) the trip would take you past so much out here on the Pacific Coast! Thanks for being so great NZ fam, and hello to everyone in the USA who remain so positive on this channel. I hope we get to welcome you here soon.

[@PrussianFrost]

Also pretty scary cities now days tho and thats a long drive lol. If their driving that far Id say Florida to MI but Im obviously biased

[@geoffreysmommy]

Between the two. I'd go the Florida route. Not go West Coast to messedbup. And I'm from the Midwest. Just seen to much about what is going on on the west.

[@kylepeterson224]

I grew up in the Midwest, then spent a few years in the south, and spent the last 10 years in California. I've been on alot of road trips and pacific coast is the way to go!

[@jaredherring7762]

You can drive the 101 hwy from California up to Washington. One of the most beautiful coastal drives you can take

[@thatblondeguy3617]

The PCH (Pacific Coast Highway) is one of the most beautiful and diverse drives anywhere in the world. Oregon and Washington are the most green states. I've ever seen 😂

[@r.j.h.l2031]

As an Indiana Hoosier (Who-zur) myself, I'm so happy you were sent stuff for our great state. Sadly, even by some Americans, it can be considered a fly-over state, but it has so many neat things to offer and represents the American midwest very well. If you ever come to Indianapolis, my family and I have season passes to Holiday World, which is a theme park that celebrates 4 major holidays. It's about 3 1/2 hours south of Indy. It's no Disney, but its the cleanest, most family friendly park you would ever visit.

[@jimrupe9991]

I live in Washington State as well , about 15 or so miles north of Seattle. This May 18th will be the 43rd anniversary of the eruption of Mt. St Helens , maybe you could do a reaction video for it. To see for yourselves what actually happened. I will tell you this much , on that day the largest landslide in recorded history happened. It's a definite MUST SEE.

[@katw3070]

My husband was on a business trip to Washington years ago and found a small statue of a dog made from the ashes of Mt. St. Helen it’s a gift from him I’ll always treasure.

[@tamienglish6828]

I'm an Oregon native...born in Klamath Falls, Oregon, and I moved many times before my family settled in East Tennessee. I love my home state, but East Tennessee is home. I can't imagine a better place to live! I wish you would come here so my granddaughter who loves your family as much as I do could meet you!

[@AuntDi]

This is a special box! I am born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana and lived just about 8 miles from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, I am now about 15 miles away. NASCAR and FORMULA ONE also races there. Nice gifts Ron! ❤

[@tammybrulottelenox8372]

I was 6 when Mt. St Helens erupted. It was the day after my dad's birthday. I'm from Yakima (pronounced yak-i-mah with a short "i"). I have family in Richland. In Washington, the Yakima Valley is known for their amazing fruit and hops for beer, which is shipped all over the world! After the eruption, the area had the most amazing crops grown, which goes to show that God has put volcanoes on this earth to help replenish the soil! I'm so excited that this was in the first package you received from Washington! It's funny that you received the book from France as well, as my family immigrated from France to Quebec, Canada, and then to Washington state, where they became farmers and hop growers! The mountains in Washington are beautiful, and I hope you get to see them someday!

[@user-tm7tw9tu7b]

Y'all are so adorable and loved by so many people.

[@melodini3125]

Oregonian here. I actually wore earrings made from Mt. St. Helen “emeralds” on my wedding day. So cool that you have a bit of that piece of history. I geek out over stuff like that too. The wands are awesome too. We have a ton of amazing wood carvers up here in the Pacific Northwest. There’s a truly breathtaking beauty to our old growth forests up here. Makes you feel like you’re in a land that belongs to the elves and fairies. If you guys do come up to OR and/or WA on your trip may I suggest you avoid the big cities (Portland and Seattle are in an embarrassing state of crisis right now) and stick to the smaller towns and vast natural areas. In Oregon I suggest Silverfalls State Park (best visited in the spring if you want spectacular waterfalls) and in Washington the Olympic National Forest especially the the Hoa area where there are ferns taller than an adult man! If Wolfhaven is still around, (a wolf sanctuary), it’s a fun less known place where you can camp and can attend howl ins where the humans all start howling in an attempt to get the wolves to start up and then hush so you can hear them. I wish the cities were the way they were before the pandemic because we had a lot of amazing food but seriously all but 2 of my favorite places have closed down and we’re mostly down to chain restaurants and fast food with just a few surviving food trucks. Normally I would suggest Powell’s City of Books and Portland’s Rose Gardens as places to visit but since I don’t feel safe taking my kids there right now I’m not going to suggest that you do. Oh and if you do go to Seattle the troll under the bridge is worth driving by (though again I’m not sure if it’s okay right now or a homeless camp). If you stick to the small towns and national parks though, the Pacific Northwest is extremely beautiful especially in the spring. I’ve traveled a lot around the world and seen some truly spectacular places but there’s just something that soothes the soul about our old temperate rainforests. Might not be as mind boggling as the redwoods (absolutely worth visiting and honestly one of the wonders of the natural world in my book) but just as beautiful. Oh if you go to southern Oregon see if you can book a stay at the Out ‘N About Treehouse resort. It’s not that far from the northern part of the redwoods. The candy corn reaction was so spot on 😂. They taste kinda like old sweet wax. They are so gross. Somehow though because they are an iconic Halloween candy everyone wants to try them 😂 I guess they fall more under the trick category than the treat one. Hazelnuts are delicious. So many yummy things to do with them! Okay, as far as blueberries go, nothing compares with berries of any sort that are grown up here. We have the best berry climate hands down. Blueberries more specifically though are even more spectacular if they are from Corbett OR! The ice storms in the winter result in the best blueberries! I’m particularly partial to the blue crop blueberries that we pick each summer on the Klock’s farm (some of my neighbors when I was a teen) because they have such an amazing flavor and can seriously be as big around as a quarter. Favorite breakfast ever is a bowl full with some half and half or whole milk on them and just eating them like a bowl of cereal. If you look up the Klock’s Blueberry Farm in Corbett OR you can see if they have ripe berries to pick. I’m very curious to see where you end up going. I’m one of those rare people who has actually been to all 50 states (took me over 30 years to do it) so I’m sure you’ll find something interesting in each one you go to. Always fun watching you guys. Was so weird today because I thought I had been subscribed to you guys for a couple years but for some reason I had to resubscribe today.

[@ezgolfer2]

Been watching for over a year and enjoying your family’s escapades. When you get here consider this an invitation for a free golf swing lesson. In ‘07 I left the traffic of Chicago, one of the largest cities in America, and moved to the the largest small town in America, Indianapolis. This month begins my 30th year as a Golf Professional. Teaching anyone how to hit a golf ball straight is rather easy, learning how is also easy, though often tedious requiring diligent practice for about 90 days.

[@rainboeglo]

I’m from Washington State, The Tri-Cities which is three cities put together(Richland, Pasco and Kennewick) Pasco is my town and it was nice seeing Mount Saint Helens being told. I wasn’t born when it irrupted. My mom was pregnant with me, and hearing this remind me of the stories that she would tell of the morning of the irruption. I hope you enjoy the ash. As a historian it is very rare to have ash from that scary day. I was so surprised. You are an amazing family. Brings me joy watching you. Go Richland!🎉

[@eurofritz4617]

My father had retired from the Army not long before the eruption and we drove from CA to TN just after the eruption. On the radio I remember hearing updates on the spread of the ash and as a kid wondered if it was going to follow us all the way to TN :)

[@denisetarabori553]

I was smiling from ear to ear while watching this entire video. This one ended on a epic note!!! You will need to build a museum to house all of your precious memorabilia you have received. And it’s only just begun!! Love to you all from Pennsylvania. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@annaburch3200]

WASHINGTON!!! 😊 My son and I were at a shop on the Seattle waterfront, today, and I was pointing out the Helenite jewelry in a case. We live north of Seattle and didn't get any ash after the eruption, but the cloud spread so far across the USA that my grandma, in Mobile Alabama, got some ash on her doorstep! 😳 The first time I visited Mt. St. Helens was in 1985, shortly after they opened up the road for tourists. It was an erie moonscape, with all the downed trees fallen in one direction like toothpicks in a box. We visited again in 2015 and everything is green and life has returned to the mountain. Nature is amazing.

[@michaelchurch2076]

My great grandparents were two of the 58ish that were killed in that blast. I grew up in the valleys between Mt St Helens and Mt Rainier and moved on to explore other things but it’s cool to see that you’ve received something so close to home. Mt St Helens is home to beautiful hiking, views, caves, and hot springs.

[@teriannebeauchamp254]

@Michael Church, what were your great grandparents names?

[@karenbennett3662]

@@teriannebeauchamp254 why are you so negative?

[@christopherwanamaker828]

I loved how the kids were bargaining with one another over the candy, that was funny! I myself have a globe scratch-off map, where all the globe bodies of water are black and all the different countries and states across the globe are a gold colored scratch-off material and then once you scratch off the gold material every different country or state is a different color like red, green, blue, purple, yellow, orange etc. it helps me to keep track of all my world travels, like how I've seen 45/50 U.S. states and Alberta & B.C. Canada out of all of North America so far! I was hoping that my package was going to be the first from Washington State, I sent my package just before last Christmas 2022, so you should be getting to it pretty soon, but mine is from Western Washington just a little North of Vancouver WA, just North of the Columbia River that separates WA & OR! Awesome video guys, can't wait to see more here in the near future. Thanks

[@russellrofe4849]

I remember the Mt. St. Helen's eruption. I lived in Ohio, more than a thousand miles away. The ash cloud drifted that far and gave us some weird colorful sunsets.

[@Navyuncle]

I want that Beagle Hound that is in your thumbnail.😊

[@russellrofe4849]

@Ron Wallace She is a Treeing Walker Hound. Sorry though, I can't sell my heart.💕

[@docleadpill5556]

I WAS a farmer in Eastern Washington State. That day ruined my life. Huddled in my house with my new bride not knowing how long we would survive. But we did survive. My crop did not. Three (3) inches of ash fell and the last thing on my mind was saving the stuff for the future. It was a terrible day and took months of back breaking labor to get our local infrastucture in working order again. So enjoy your ash from someone that was not really affected by that day. It is not something to be celebrated or cheered on. People lost much more than we did up to and including their Lives! History 101.

[@ronm2023]

Glad you enjoyed. Actually the month of May is Indy 500 themed in Indianapolis so the box was opened just a few days before we begin Indy 500 festivities including a Memorial weekend parade through the streets of Indianapolis when over 100,000 race fans line the streets. All 33 drivers ride in Indy pace cars to conclude the 2 hour parade.

[@jovetj]

Your viewers sure send you some really nice, really great stuff!!! 😁

[@charley9050]

The viewers of this channel are so sweet

[@tamaraz.5827]

Love this video. I was on an airplane on that date flyer from California to Oregon for my sister's College graduation and saw the eruption of Mt. St. Helens. Ash was everywhere. He tells an accurate story. So fun.

[@thatblondeguy3617]

You all are so entertaining and genuine that I have to tune in. Thank you for all that you give to us.

[@hume1963]

The Back Home Again is a reference to the song Jim Nabors used to sing to open the race, Back Home in Indiana.

[@lindabrewer3243]

Great gifts everyone. Very thoughtful.

[@LindaSmall-vb9ls]

Those T-shirt changes are Awesome. Please keep them in your shows.

[@deannaeakle8680]

I just love your family! Thank you to everyone who sent the boxes of amazing gifts!

[@AliciapTexas]

That's amazing that y'all got ash from Mt. Saint Helens! I think that's the best gift so far! My son and I who live in South Dakota have a small package for you (still) and hope to get it sent soon. We're not sure what else to put into it, but hoping to find a few other things before we send it.

[@patrickgilhuly06]

I’m from western Washington state, but I have family from Yakima, and the way he said Yakima made me laugh 🤣

[@aliwehr561]

I've followed you guys for abt 2 yrs and your channel just keeps on getting better! How the kids have grown! Much love from Spokane, Washington!

[@Shakeysmoker1]

I love the excitement your family has for every box. Y'all are gonna need some long walls for all them flags. Much love from Yukon, Oklahoma.

[@tg19581]

I was thinking ceiling..

[@lindalehman2440]

Helenite can also be as deep a green as the darkness emerald. I bought myself a pair of earrings that everyone thinks are real emeralds. My husband and I were living in Lynnwood, Washington north of Seattle and had ash falling on our car. I can truthfully say I have lived through the eruption of a volcano and an earthquake. I was attending Jr High school and was outside on the sidewalk before school and "rode" the ring of said sidewalk. That was in the mid 1960s. The teachers were freaking out and all of us kids didn't know that we had had an earthquake until the bell rang to go to class. Unreal to think of not knowing.

[@sector986]

Cool to see someone from my city Indianapolis send you a package. I’ve been to the Indy 500 tons of times.

[@TheRyelandfamily]

My favorite part is your genuine reactions. You have received many amazing gifts! I live in the US and was touched by the flag flown in your honor. I wouldn’t even know the first thing about getting an American flag flown over any government building! However I do crack up to your reactions to things that are normal here but not there. Candy corn. You either love it or hate it. Thank goodness it only comes out 1 time of year because I love it!! I can’t stop eating it!

[@frequentdiner4635]

The candy corn and pumpkins do all taste similar. For them to be really good, you need to get them fresh around Halloween. When fresh they are soft and a bit chewy.

[@mspfinney]

My grandmother visited Washington state and brought back some Mount St. Helen’s ash for all her grandkids. I still have it after 40 years.

[@eyden1562]

Your guys unboxing videos are the only ones I watch lol. I typically don't bother with unboxing vids, but your family is just so wholesome, and you've taught the kids so well, and you're always so happy and grateful and receive so much love and respect from people. Just a pleasure to watch, anytime.

[@JJR9000]

You really need to do a reaction video on Mt. St. Helens. Its incredible to hear about, just the magnitude of the event and impact of the eruption. There are a lot of good videos on KZbin but they’re long (45min+). A shorter one that still encapsulates the eruption is: - Flying Over Mount St. Helens: 1980 Volcanic Eruption Explained - You’ll have to search for it. It would be really cool to see you do a reaction on this video, or another.

[@rln9629]

I remember when it happened I was in Junior high school but i lived in Corpus Christi Tx. We actually had ashes from it over 2200 miles away. Love you guys Peace from Central Texas USA!

[@SShinesc]

Born and raised Oregonian here……Go Ducks! 💛💚🦆

[@momzillainnova]

SO COOL! I actually have two of those marbles too! My father in law collected marbles and had two in his collection specifically marked. When he passed and we were looking through all the marbles choosing which ones to put into a jar to display we found the Ash marbles. Same color as yours as well. This video has me a little teary watching remembering my FIL and how he used to sit and play marbles with my kids when they were little. Sending love to those who sent the wonderful packages and sending you all love from Washington DC. XOXO

[@nancys9698]

I remember that day very well I was 10 years old at the time my family was driving Home from Church when the Sky got dark late that Morning We had a Black cat that was meowing outside our sliding glass door to come in but almost didn’t recognize her as she was covered in Ash! Remember being missing School for weeks.

[@daviddavis2547]

Your videos are so much fun to watch❤.

[@jenniferbower2545]

In 1980 I was 10 1/2 yrs old. I was living in Southern California about 1hr south of Los Angeles. When Mt.St.Helens blew we got ash all the way at my house. I remember it falling for days. The sky was cloudy and dark during tnose days. Cant wait to see where your going on your US trip. Keep up the awesome videos.

[@ericpark2911]

One of the unique things about living in Washington state, is that you witnessed a mountain literally explode, destroying itself, then over the past decades, literally watch it rebuild itself. My family and I were there 13 hours before it blew on May 18, 1980. One of the things we noticed were several different kinds of animal tracks left in the mud. They were all going in one direction, away from the mountain. Amazing how animals are able tell hours a head of time that danger is coming.

[@lonniekropf808]

I was 11 when St. Helens erupted. I was living in Oregon about 100 miles south of the mountain. We got just a light dusting of ash, but I remember it well. Aloha from Hawaii.

[@skookum86]

Good to see some St. Helen’s ash made it to you. I survived May 18, 1980 with a similar story, from Spokane, WA. Love your show!

[@marcboulanger4300]

Loved the video. I was 18 when Mt. St. Helens erupted. 57 dead(if i recall correctly) and if you've never seen the video taken of it happening, plz watch it, so much power. Thanks NZ Family

[@Nipper-ty9tk]

In 1980 i was transitioning between 7th & 8th grade in NW Iowa. I remember seeing Ash falling from the skies here in Iowa thinking how bad it was on there west coast. Watching St Helens on TV was historic for me. Ive always been fascinated with Volcanoes.

[@Jesussayspayattention]

Prior to May 18, 1980 Mt St Helens eruption wildlife could sense the inevitable danger and were mass migrating away from the areas surrounding her. I noticed this migration clear down in the Siskiyou Mountains of SW Oregon near Cave Junction. Believe or not, even Sasquatch in the mix. Always pay attention to nature.

[@BrianMark1776]

Omg, youve got the beginnings of an "America" museum. Might as well, our country is imploding and we are about to be a thing of the past. When we collapse, take all those gifts and tell the world what we were like. Thanks for your continued love and support.

[@andreabryant9979]

He knows how to change notes🎵 Smart boy. Love it!

[@jeffmande4671]

I was at Mt. St. Helens the day before it erupted. We noticed we didn't see any animals or heard any birds. It was very quiet. The next morning when it erupted I was at Mt. Rainier.

[@DUEYZ4U]

As always, another great vid from you guys! Cheers.

[@Half-CockedG]

I love your whole wholesome feeling about the USA. I would love for you all... yall to make content here. I think you would love it and we would too!!!

[@garywheeler9855]

For Our New Zealand Family, I am pleased to say that I have friends in Western Washington. The year after Mt.St.Helens erupted I received a beautiful plaque of a wolf( my favorite animal too Sam) made from ash of the volcano. It’s one of my most prized possessions! I actually got to live up there for a few years in the late 90s. Some of the most beautiful land I have ever seen! Since y’all have visited Pike Place Market already in 2024, I’ll tell you about a couple of my favorite places. I lived in Tacoma, WA not far from Point Defiance park at the tip of the Tacoma peninsula jutting out into Puget Sound. It is old growth forest and was the site of an army fort built in 1888. They also have an attraction called the “rose garden” that has the largest roses I have ever seen! They are called “dinner plate roses” and are truly that big. The second place I think you should see if you ever get back there is the Hoh rain forest out on the Olympic Peninsula. The sky views were the absolute best I have ever seen! We had to step out onto the road to get to where the canopy of trees allowed us to see the stars. The dark rift was directly above us! I had never seen it so clearly. It was astounding to me! I’ll never forget it. The Hoh Indians used to populate most of the peninsula. Some of the trees out there were as tall or taller than the ones you saw on the Avenue of the Giants. Several were around 100 meters tall. I hope y’all get the chance to see it. Peace and Love

[@firedancr2]

Great video. Everyone is so creative in the things that they send you. I love watching how excited you all get when opening each box. So fun to watch. So glad I found your channel.