Chip and I completed our second annual hike, and despite blowing out a tire enroute to our destination, it was a resounding success. We ventured out in front of Mount St. Helens to see what we could see. Much of our hike followed the Loowit Trail, which circles the mountain.
The Plains of Abraham were dry and dusty as expected, but we were surprised by the thick patches of lupines that dotted the otherwise desolate landscape. Chip and I could look back at Spirit Lake and see where much of the initial landslide ended up.
We turned around at Loowit Falls. Most of the snowmelt in the crater cascades down these falls, and the waterway is heavily eroded. Unfortunately, the crater was filled with clouds, so we didn’t get a very good view into the gaping mouth of the mountain.
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