Greetings from Washington. On the 14th we had the chance to go up to Johnston Ridge at Mt. St. Helens. This is the first time we have been back since the summer we got married 4 years ago, and the first chance we have had to go up this year for the 30th anniversary. I have been wanting to visit, but the weather has been cloudy so long. (This is also the clearest I have ever seen it).
We had a great time walking around Johnston Ridge and seeing the mountain. I also found some cute little tiger beetles.
There were a lot of flowers out as well. After 30 years the remains of trees are getting harder to see in some places as more plants take hold.
It was also fun to see the difference that you can see in the crater itself. Back in 2004, Mt St Helens had several eruptions that over the course of a few years built a huge new dome in the crater. Here is a very similar view of the crater from the last three times I have been:
7/15/2005
8/5/2006
7/14/2010
Kind of crazy how the crater can change so much. Stay tuned for some pictures of our new apartment…
No comments:
Post a Comment