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
