Eugene OR and Mount St. Helen's

The steam is venting from deep in Mount St Helen's.
This lake was formed after debris blocked the area and left Spirit lake behind.
a nice day to see the mountain
Looking at the mountain you can see the area that was blown out-if you form a triangle using the sides of this mountain you can see how much dropped away. They said about 90% slid down and the rest was blown in the air and landed for miles around.

this truck was facing the volcano and about 5 miles away- it now stands in the yard of a restaurant on the way to the mount as a reminder of the destruction
this was what was left from the eruption and devastation to trees -they splintered and were broke off at varying heights
one of the falls caused by all the melting snow
some elk seen along the way to Mount St Helen's
Sunset in our park in Eugene OR.
This bear was doing some fishing in someone's yard.
The train bridge is still in use and we caught it with the train coming through it.

one of the bridges on the tour was a swinging bridge-one miss step and into the river-very wet, cold and swift
These little goslings were all over the RV park we stayed in while in Eugene OR.
another beautiful flower (wild iris)found along the way
this tree is covered in moss so thick it looks white
still in the winter of our summer--more rain and clouds
this van was in a parking lot of a restaurant-it is completely covered with eagles of all sorts
Bil driving through one of the covered bridges
another of the covered bridges on the tour
more wild flowers along the route
finally a clear or almost clear day-later the same day we had more rain