We toured the museum at the interpretive centre, where the Tiger Lily discovered a model of the magma tube of Mt. St. Helens. Then we drove up several miles of winding road, past broken, burnt stumps, giant fallen trees, and the clearly visible blast zone from the volcano's sideward eruption.
Viewing the volcano from Johnston Ridge Observatory, 5 miles from the mountain
North Fork of Toutle River, which was scoured by mud
Snow-covered lava formations descending from the crater
It's spring runoff time.
Waterfalls counted: 76
Waterfalls tasted: 1
Viewing the volcano from Johnston Ridge Observatory, 5 miles from the mountain
North Fork of Toutle River, which was scoured by mud
Snow-covered lava formations descending from the crater
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