Visited Mount Saint Helens area...

It was more of a recon trip since we'd never been to area before (been here for years and keep saying we're going to visit but never do), and it was spur of the moment too so we didn't reserve a camping spot or anything. Just a quick day trip to see the sights. We were disappointed they do not allow dogs on any of the trails or at the visitor centers - apparently it's still a "delicate ecosystem" and "people are afraid of dogs - even the most well-behaved ones" (that's what it said on a kiosk sign anyway). Geesh. Whiners! The dogs didn't enjoy the trip at all. We drove for more than 8 hours and they were in the truck for majority of time. Had expected to be able to take them for hike from Johnson Observation Center down to Spirit Lake, but Mount Saint Helens is dog "unfriendly" so we just drove home (basically).

We left late in morning, so the sun was high and bright when we got there so photo ops were poor - didn't even bother to even try to get landscape shots. Mostly just snapshots.

Did some geocaching though... There was one at the "Red Zone" (where they blocked access to area in 1980 before it blew) and another at the edge of the blast zone.



Here's the pics (not many): http://itzphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/1743945

Oh, and you'll see Kaylee's first tooth in that set! I'm sure "she will blog about it".. so check her blog too!