http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Mt-St-Helen--s/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Washington , Mt St Helen s en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:09:25 BST Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:09:25 BST There was hardly anybody in my camp last night surprising really as it is in such a nice area and not far from Seattle.However I headed back through Roslyn and got a last couple of snaps as the sun was at a better angle for some of them.Out into the rabble on interstate 80 as I had enough ground that I wanted to cover today that the back roads would have taken too long.This took me to Seattle ove http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Mt-St-Helen--s/blog-304576.html Mount St. Helens and environsLots to talk about here with many many photos but I haven't got the time to update this section. To the point we rode horseback around the mudflow and got a herlicopter view of the caldera of mount st. helens. We also hiked up to the mount ranier glaciers. Much more to come when I get organized. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Mt-St-Helen--s/blog-198840.html Yes indeed we entered into the cascade mountain range which contains a whole bunch of active volcanoes including Mt St Helenrsquos which erupted only 26 years ago and caused rather a mess. We took the scenic route which would have been much more scenic if it wasnrsquot for the fog to St Helenrsquos and walked around in the underground lava caves for a couple of hours. Apparently in summer http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Mt-St-Helen--s/blog-106256.html We woke up to a beautiful day in Astoria Oregon. Since we were up fairly early we decided to go to the beach and enjoy the morning watching the ocean. On our way there we found a bakery where we bought some nice pastries and coffee. We then drove on to the beach where we had breakfast watching the beautiful ocean. After breakfast we drove for a couple miles on the beach and then played around w http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Mt-St-Helen--s/blog-89854.html 6am yes they have that in America too. We had to get up super early to pick up our rental car and head out to Mt St Helens. The car in question was the stunningly mediocre Dodge Neon. Essentially it astounded us by not being totally useless although when you put your foot down all that happened was that the engine sounded as if it were about to explode. The trip to St Helens is pretty straight f http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Mt-St-Helen--s/blog-75753.html A man of good will with a little effort and belief in his own powers can enjoy a deep tranquil rich lifeprovided he goes his own wayhelliphellip. To live onersquos own life is still the best way of life always was and always will be. Henry Miller LINKSName TRAVEL TIPS Saturday June 11 2005 It has been raining on and off all night. The Visitors Center at Mt. St. Helenrsquos i http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Mt-St-Helen--s/blog-13612.html