Mt Saint Helens - windy ridge

Mt Saint Helens - Windy Ridge entrance

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August 12th 2009
Although we took off from Chehalis but it was a long drive - almost 2 1/2 hrs in. It was raining off and on and the fog came in so we didn't get to see into the crater. But we did see alot and it was beautiful amongst old growth forests, and mossy trees. Then we got to the edge of the blast zone. WOW! Surreal, quiet and you could almost picture the mud lava coming down the hills, and blasting a ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more