Sunday, August 21, 2011

God of Thunder Meets Place of Fire

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We went to Mt. St. Helens with Elina last week. This time we went up to Johnston Ridge. It was a very nice day and we had a lot of fun.

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Because Spring was long and Summer is having a slow start, there was still a fair amount of snow on the mountain for August. Also, that was the most flowers I have seen there. It was very beautiful.

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Here is the four of us in a group shot (I seem to be the only one looking at the camera):

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Pretty flowers:

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Magnus poses nicely for his solo shot (it was hard to only pick one):

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We made a stop at Coldwater Lake on the way back. The water is very clear and we saw lots of fish. And Elina spotted a newt.

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Another view of the mountain

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