Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

The next day the next mountain. We had excellent weather conditions for our scenic trip to Mount Saint Helens National Vulcanic Monument. We got lost in the Ape Caves for 90 minutes but this mountain is a special mountain. When it erupted in 1980 it destroyed a large area on its northern side. It lost also 401 metres (1316 feet) in height. You can see a lot of dead trees alongside the streets and the lake is also covered with them. Nevertheless the green is celebrating a successful comeback. I enjoyed that mountain.