This was such a fun experience to be able to go to Mount St. Helens and see how it has changed. I went when I was living in WA as a kid and it looks so different. When I went before there were little trees that now have 20 years growth to them. Over 8 million trees were planted after the eruption. This is all Hannah wanted to do this summer so we made it our last summer fling! Well worth the trip!
This Picture has a really funny story associated with it that caused Rebecca a huge bruise and a funny limp because she forgot how gravity worked!! We have Mt. Rainier in the background of this beautiful farm scape.
The trees that you see were all wiped out when Mount St. Helens blew in 1980. Crazy to think of the destruction that such a beautiful majestic place can have in a matter of minutes!
You can see the path the landslide took.
We are a happy family! Look at Alan's hat....I LOVE it! It looks fabulous on him, and fits his personality perfectly!
Closer to the mountain you can still see where the trees were just blown over and still lay there in neat rows.
Had to get this picture with the fallen tree and the mountain in the background!
The forest is kind of fake looking because everything is the same size and so uniform instead of the diversity of an old forest that once was here.
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great hat Alan!! my dad bought a hat like that in Ireland this summer...love it.
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