Mt. St. Helens 8,364ft.: Worm Flows, May 11th, 2002
Who: Eric & Scott Vetter, Sam Avaiusini and about 300 of our "closest" friends.
St. Helens is not the the place to go if you're looking for solitude, especially on a sunny, Saturday in May. However, it is a great place to hit if you like a long run, moderately steep slopes and social atmosphere.
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Scott and Eric on the approach through the woods.
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only 3,000ft. to go
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Mt. Adams to our east
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Seismograph gizmo
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Eric and Scott start the final push to the crater rim.
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300 of our "closest friends"
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standing at the edge, Spirit Lake and Mt. Rainier to the NE
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Snomobiles have an unfair advantage. What takes us climbers 4 hours, takes them about 10 minutes.
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crater looking east towards Mt. Adams
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Scott, Sam, Eric
photo: Jimmy O'Donnell
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Eric harvesting the corn
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all in a day's work
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We were fortunate to be able to ski all the way to the parking lot!
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Eric had some "happy" feet afterwards!
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