Tuesday, August 26, 2014

The International Kite Fest and Mt. St. Helens


We had a great weekend with mom.  Took mom to Long Beach WA on Saturday where they were having their annual international kite festival.  Folks from all over the globe attend this and bring their kite designs.  I felt like a little kid again and found myself all excited.  Lots of folks, food and most of all kids with big bright eyes.  Kay bought an Alpaca sweater that is really nice for $35.  http://kitefestival.com/

Sunday, after church, we all went to Mount St. Helens National Monument.  The last time mom was here was with her sister, Pam a few years after the volcano blew in 1980.  Mom really enjoys the drive to the mountain and the presentations form the Park service and USGS.  The cone in the crater was really giving off a lot of steam.  We saw elk and lots of other small wildlife, but Mike, no Big Foot!  We topped the day off with lunch at Patty's place, a small restaurant on the shore of the Tootle River.  They had elk burgers and homemade cobblers with ice cream!   http://www.fs.usda.gov/mountsthelens 

Now the ASD is officially documented.  This is kind of a license plate for the boat.

Willipa Wildlife refuge.  This is a tiny island


Long Beach WA


Feel like a kid again






Mom having a great time

















This was so cool

My two ladies


Fog rolled back in.  Made a neat shot







Scuba Diver


Looking straight up.  How cool is that?


Thru the fog.  Kay takes great shots huh...






Flying Dragon




Jelly Fish

Heading up 101

Raymond WA  metal carvings all over town



What a story


On our way up to Mount St. Helens

When the mountain blew in 1980, this valley had a flash flood and wiped out everything in its path



Is the Mountain blowing again?  Nope it is a thunder boomer over the mountain

Tootle River


getting closer

Looking down the valley


Weyurhouser Lumber replanted all this area

Mt. St Helens

Castle Lake


Indian Paint Brush

In front of a tree that was blown over a mile when the mountain blew


When the mountain blew it lost 1500ft in hight

Steam from the cone.  She is still active







Steam

After 34 years and some plants are just now coming back

This used to have green lush timber all over it

This river was buried with over 600ft of ash and rock



Mom and me


Fire weed



About 200 Elk just to the left of the hill




This was odd.  Some iron in the soil?

Noble Fir planted in 1984

Tootle River

Mom inspecting the ASD engine room.

Mom

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