Spent some time in an observatory first:
At a lookout; the first day was quite windy so
there was ash kicking up and blocking
a lot of the view of the mountain
Intently listening to Mr Krul
who is a fountain of knowledge
At another lookout viewpoint
Hummocks are large hills that were created
when the dirt and debris rushed behind
large boulders that were blasted off the mountain
during the eruption and caused mounds like these
Trees were sheared off everywhere
Observing various pumice and basalt rocks
Beautiful new ecosystems created after the eruption
Mr Proos observing it all
The group on the first days' hike
The students are expected to take three months
on the project of Mt St Helens so
photos are crucial
Beavers somehow survived or came back
to the area
Day 2 was much clearer and less wind
Seen some beautiful wildlife
Herd of elk down in the Valley when we were
hiking along the ridges high above them
Group shot in front of Mount St Helens
Hiking to Spirit Lake
Spirit Lake; the water rushed 800 m
up the other side of the bank of the
lake and took all these trees down...
With Courtney and Spirit Lake in the backgound
My crazy kids for the duration of the trip;
they were AWESOME ;)
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