climbing Mt St Helens

Man, you guys are always so doubtful about me when it comes to women.... You must be underestimating my charm and boyish good looks! :D :p ;)

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Here 'ya go Mr. Leavitt ;) :D

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In case you didn't notice, I am very fortunate to live in an extremely beautiful part of the world!!!! :thumbup: :cool: :)
 
Thanks for the pictures as I probably won't ever make such a climb, although I'm sure my wife would love it.

I have been to the Seven Wonders museum though. He has a good presentation on how the current landscape came to be. Very interesting documentation. This is their website.
 
That crater pic with the feet makes me cringe! (not a heights person at all). :D
 
Nice pics Nick... she seems happy so I'm guessing the meds hadn't worn off at that point! :p

Yes, very beautiful scenery... just too cold up there for me. Y'all got sweet tea and grits up there?
 
I don't know, Will. She seems kinda pissed in that first picture. Kinda like, "you're just taking that picture so you can show all of your immature friends on Bladeforums that you actually have a girlfriend, aren't you?" :D

Good pics, Nick. It is a beautiful part of the world from all I've seen. I'll have to get up there sometime. I need to find the pics I took when a buddy and myself took a road trip to the grand canyon. I love feeling small compared to God's creation. It's good for the soul.

--nathan
 
Well Nick , if you decide to climb MT. HOOD , do us all a favor and leave Angie home . We would not want to lose her in one of those snow filled crevices .
 
Well of course I give her her vitamin Flunitrazepam every morning, but that's just because I want her to stay healthy! ;) :D

Dennis, I wish I could have seen it back then. I was around, but still in a stroller at the time. Mom and Dad have a ton of pictures of their house the week after it blew, and it looks like it snowed, but dark grey :eek:

I spent a good lot of my youth hunting and fishing all around the area. It's amazing how in just the last 15 years how much it's all changed. There are areas I was able to spot elk from miles away in tiny patches of jack-fir, that are now 20' tall trees that an elephant could hide in.

The Toutle river is the river than runs through the valley there (and was the pathway for the mud-flow when it blew) and it still looks like coffee with creamer when we have heavy rain around here (due to all the sedament).

Don't quote me on this, but the eruption took the mountain from something like 9,670 feet to 8,370 feet in height, or somewhere around there.

braillediver, if you really want to do it, follow that link I posted earlier and find the permit page. You have to have a permit to climb the mountain, the the permits sell SUPER SUPER fast for the week-ends.


Hiking to the top is not something I just up and do any 'ol time... but going up to the base and/or mudflow IS something like that. I'll snap some pics next time to share.

I agree Nathan, it is extremely humbling to be in a place where it is physically easy to see just how tiny we really are.
 
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