The Kilt & The Volcano

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The ghost forest


View of smoking crater & pyroclastic flow


Gotta lava it...


Start of the high, narrow part of the trail
this is where that "those uncomfortable with heights" part came in


On the edge
the view looking down from the trail; just our luck that we met a couple of guys on this narrow portion of trail who were headed in the opposite direction; they had to hug the cliff while we inched by them on the outside - yeah, that was fun!

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Close-up of wood debris
After 27 years, this section of Spirit Lake is still covered by timber blasted into the lake


Mt ???? off in the distance
that cliff in the foreground took the full blast of the volcano; notice how the face of it is scoured to the bare rock...


Photo-op with a volcano
as you can tell by my hair standing up a bit in back, it was pretty windy that afternoon; still, no kilt "flare ups", tho'...


... & another, with Spirit

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Straight at ya...
looking straight down the blast line; not the place to be on 18 May 1980


Close-up of the monster


Another look at Spirit Lake


Zoomin' on whatzitsname


Local fawn-a
this was two deer to pass up

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And finally,...

Mount St Helens & Spirit Lake panorama
gettin' the whole picture


Well, thanks for joining the tour; hope you enjoyed it.

Next up, Port Townsend & walking tour of Seattle.
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[Ayin McFye]

those are some awesome pictures. It looks like you had a great trip. Enjoyable "Puns" too. Thanks for sharing, i've never actually seen pictures of St. Helens.

[GMan]

Excellent shots! Enjoyed them immensely.

[McClef]

Impressive pictures - beautiful yet foreboding.

[HeathBar]

I love your photos. I only got as far as the visitors center. However, I don't think that is Mt Rainier in the background. I think that might be Mt Hood in Oregon.

[slohairt]

Great shots! You really are Retro Red! You look like a younger version of a professor I had, by the name of Séamas Ó Dochartaigh! Consider it a compliment as he was very cool. You wouldn't by any chance be related to Ó Dochartaigh/(O')Doherty clan?

[Retro Red]

I don't think that is Mt Rainier in the background. I think that might be Mt Hood in Oregon.

Seeing as this was my first visit to Washington, I can't say that I'm certain that that is Mt Rainier. What I do know is we exited I-5 & approached Mount St Helens from its western side & we were hiking on the blast side which was the northern face of the mountain, so whatever mountain that is is a bit to the north & east of Mount St Helens, which is why I was thinking it's Mt Rainier.

Can any local folks help us out here?
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