Checking out the Volcano

A couple weeks ago when we went camping, the goal was to go to Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helens.  Of course, it rained the entire weekend and when we got to the Johnston Ridge viewpoint of Mt. St. Helens, we saw this.

Not exactly awesome. There was also a bike race going up the mountain and I felt so bad for the riders, in the rain, riding uphill like that. They were definitely dedicated. I certainly wouldn’t have done it.

Last weekend it was nice, so we decided to make a day trip and go back to St. Helens. It was much better this time. Still a few clouds but we could actually see the mountain/volcano. This is my favorite picture that I took.

I also messed around with creating some panoramas. They turned out okay.

Here’s a couple pictures of David and me. I wish I had taken my camera bag off, but I never think about stuff like that until I look at the pictures on my computer.

At the Johnston Ridge visitors center, they showed a movie that had some pretty neat animations of what happened during the May 18, 1980 eruption. It is amazing how quickly the landscape can change.

On the way home, we stopped at Cabelas, I guess going to Mt. St. Helens provides a good excuse to go to the only Cabelas in the area. David wanted to look for a new holster (because apparently he needs three holsters for one gun??) but he ended up not buying anything and I got a pair of cute flip-flops and some watermelon licorice. I guess it was a successful trip after all.