3000 Calories
Mt Hood
Photo by Lauren
Mark and Jacob descending
Ropes
Lauren on the first roped descent on the way to the Toutle River
Dust
Signs of the windy conditions higher up
Gully crossing
Sign
Sheep Canyon trail junction
Signs
Junction with the Toutle Trail right before the Toutle River crossing
Color
The first sign of fall colors
South Fork Toutle River
Taking a break at about mile 10 to refill water and soak our feet
Toutle River water break
Rope
Climbing up from the Toutle River crossing
The View
Looking back at the Toutle River valley and anticipating the final climb out from it
Toutle River valley
Mt St Helens
The ever changing view of the mountain
Flower
Pockets of beauty in the volcanic plains
My St Helens
An eerie view of the crater above the Sasquatch Steps from the heart of the blast zone, Pumice Plain
Loowit River
Loowit River crossing
Falls
The first view of Lower Loowit Falls
Lower Loowit Falls
Bouldering
Finding a route on our detour to Lower Loowit Falls required several more river crossings
Rock Hopping
Rock Hopping pt 2
Photo by Jacob
Sign down
Sign back up
Is it facing the right way?
Willow Springs Trail junction
Spirit Lake in the background
Spirit Lake
Glorious Spring
Entering Windy Pass
Descending Windy Pass
Downed Trees
I hadn't realized the extent of the blast zone, these are directly Easy of the mountain
The Plains of Abraham
Leaving the Plains of Abraham
