South Cascades

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Mt. St. Helen's

57 photos

On Sunday afternoon, after an overcast Saturday and...
Mt. Adams peeks over some nearby hills. Jay hiked...
Self-photo. I really like this one. Though I am really...
What the mountain looked like before May 18, 1980.
... and after.
I walked a little ways down the Boundary Trail.
There were nice wildflowers.
If you zoom in on the middle of this photo, there is a...
NOT self-photography. I suppose it could have been,...
Slightly different shot.
Looking down towards the Toutle River. 110 cu yds of...
I think I'm around 5.5 miles from the center of the...
At this close range, trees were ripped apart by the...
Another self-photo.
People are generally very impressed with the amount of...
On my way back down to civilization, I stopped at...
Explanation of the explosion.
More explanation of hummocks.
These flowers are all over WA right now - and mainly...
Looking at Mt. St. Helen's from the Hummocks Trail.
I believe this is a hummock, with a mucky pool at the...
From here, one could hike back up to the Observatory. A...
Another informational sign.
Looking back towards Mt. St. Helen's. It's very green,...
Final self-photo in the parking lot. I didn't get to go...
Two things of note: one, there were lots of cool (and...
This maybe shows it better? Anyone know what is going on?
Interesting Weyerhaeuser sign about the damage done to...
A big fancy new bridge. They had a "bridge viewing...
Details of the bridge.
Another shot.
More details on foresting.
On the road to Mt St Helen's! Along the way, there are...
Worse, my attempts to get to a place where maybe I could...
Dad and Catherine head out on the Boundary Trail from...
We hiked from the Johnston Ridge Observatory to the kink...
Dad with the remains of MSH in the background - 1300 ft...
Looking down into the valley between Johnston Ridge and...
And down the North Fork of the Toutle River.
Catherine ready for a hike in front of the mountain. I...
Crazy-looking wildflower. Anyone know what this is?
Wildflower + mountain.
Note the hump in the middle of the crater - volcanic...
At first glance, I thought there was a fire on the...
Also, note the downed trees and lack of vegetation, 30...
Dad standing on the only sketchy area of what was,...
Dad points to the mountain, which is slowly being lost...
Uh oh, seems ominous. Well, I already sent Dad down...
Wildflowers plus dad hiking.
More flowers growing out of rocks. Having been at Mt...
Looking down from the trail. Definitely a no-fall zone.
Spirit Lake, as viewed from the Boundary Trail. During...
Dad and Catherine with part of Mt St Helen's in the...
Dad and Catherine with Spirit Lake.
Catherine with Spirit Lake. If the weather had been as...
One noble fir growing out of the dirt. As I understand,...
Sad face over the mountain hiding in the clouds. Final...