Notice our friend drinking coffee - everyone seems to be mocking us with caffeine! Everywhere we go they're offering espresso or latte. I cheated yesterday and bought a diet coke... had to bribe Tyler with his own soda so he'd keep his mouth shut.
Yesterday we spent most of the day at the Columbia Gorge, looking at waterfalls and the Bonneville Dam and fish hatchery - very cool! We drove up to the turn off to Mt. St. Helens late in the afternoon, but didn't head up to the mountain since the visitor center was set to close within the hour. The mountain was beautiful, covered in snow, on this perfect clear afternoon. We decided to stay at the local state park (which had showers!) and proceed up the the Mountain in the morning.
We woke up to low clouds! By the time we made it up to the observatory, we were in the clouds, and St. Helens was not at all visible. Bummer! It was cold too. We were able to watch a movie about the volcano, and had good views of the blast zone and lava flows. Tonight we're in Birch Bay State park (more showers!) and will be going into Canada in the morning.
Happy Birthday Mom!
2 comments:
Happy belated B-Day from the Williams Family. Great pics! Keep em coming..
Love the photos! Especially the one of Crater Lake. You seem to be covering a lot of "ground." Sounds like a great adventure so far. We missed you at Donner Lake. Weather was a little breezier than in passed years. We went on a great hike up Squaw Valley Peak trail. It was a bit strenuous but we made it in about 3 hours or so. It was only a 2.3 mile hike. Lots of rock climbing. It was fun. Look forward to "hearing" more about your travels.
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