April 29, Mt St Helens

We left Florence Oregon on Sunday April 28 and headed inland. We arrived at Silver Cove Rv mid afternoon after 5 hrs of driving... drove thru Portland on I-5... huge city. The rv park is about 30 miles from Mt St Helens and because of off season is very empty. Nice park and quiet. On Monday April 29 we drove to the lokouts near Mt St Helens... part pf the road is closed until May. We expierienced all weather conditions today.. rain at the park, snow,hail and sun near the mountains.

Silver Cove Rv Park, Washington

Everything is bigger out west, saw this slug on a hike we went on near Mt St Helens.

Mount St Helens on the left before .. on the right after(whole side is blown off)

Drive to Mt St Helens

Snow and cloud (we are so high that we are in the clouds)

This river is where the lava came down from the mountain

Tree was thrown into the ground from the blast of the volcano

Cloud coming up between the mountains

Hail on the truck

Mt St Helens in the background covered by cloud

Just above the sign.. Mt St Helens.. picture dosn't show well.. the whole side  was  blown off.

Bonnie met up with sasquash.. he was made with a combination of volcanic  ash and cement