Drove out to Johnston Ridge at Mt St Helens Volcanic National Monument to hike to Harry's Ridge, 8 miles round trip with 1,350 ft of overall gain. The trail was mostly snow free and traction was not needed. Wildflowers were beginning to bloom. A beautiful day, started early, only saw 2 people on the way to Harry's Ridge and less than 20 on the way back.
lupine in bloom
paintbrush along the trail
View of Mt St Helens about 2+ miles along the trail
There were some larger snow patches, but the snow was not very deep and soft.
From near the beginning of Harry's Ridge looking north towards Mount Margaret.
Mt St Helens peeking out from behind Harry's Ridge
Mt St Helens (and a very distant Mt Hood) from Harry's Ridge
zoom of Mt Hood
Mt Adams across Spirit Lake to the east
zoom of Mt Adams
a temporary waterfall from snow melt
Clouds starting to form in front of Mt St Helens, on the way back to the trailhead
Coldwater Peak to the northsome of the wildflowers seen along the trail today:
No comments:
Post a Comment