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Day 14: Mount St Helens and to Portland
2009.07.13
Bye Seattle! Our journey continued down south on Interstate 5 towards Portland.
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Bye Seattle! Our journey continued down south on Interstate 5 towards Portland.
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D was contemplating whether to detour to Mount St Helens or not as it would take additional two hours to and fro from the I-5. Since we still had time and Portland was not that far from Seattle, we decided to visit this National Volcanic Monument.
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D was contemplating whether to detour to Mount St Helens or not as it would take additional two hours to and fro from the I-5. Since we still had time and Portland was not that far from Seattle, we decided to visit this National Volcanic Monument.
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As NIKAI was climbing the mountain, we were at the same level with the clouds. Heh!
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As NIKAI was climbing the mountain, we were at the same level with the clouds. Heh!
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We seemed to be visiting cold places for this trip eh?
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We seemed to be visiting cold places for this trip eh?
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We knew it would be cloudy and foggy up here.
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We knew it would be cloudy and foggy up here.
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As we passed by the welcome sign, we noticed lots of young pine trees.
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As we passed by the welcome sign, we noticed lots of young pine trees.
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Going up to 3000 feet
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Going up to 3000 feet
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Going up and down the mountain range.
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Going up and down the mountain range.
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When we reached this elevation, we knew we were close to the volcano already as we could see lots of tree stumps. Mount St Helens volcano erupted catastrophically in 1980.
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When we reached this elevation, we knew we were close to the volcano already as we could see lots of tree stumps. Mount St Helens volcano erupted catastrophically in 1980.
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We parked our car somewhere in the clouds.
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We parked our car somewhere in the clouds.
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At the Johnston Ridge observatory.
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At the Johnston Ridge observatory.
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Inside the visitor center, we watched an interesting and informative film about the eruption.
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Inside the visitor center, we watched an interesting and informative film about the eruption.
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As what we anticipated, we would not be able to see the crater on this cloudy day.
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As what we anticipated, we would not be able to see the crater on this cloudy day.
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Lots of chipmunks though!
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Lots of chipmunks though!
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We got excited when the clouds revealed a bit of Mount St Helens.
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We got excited when the clouds revealed a bit of Mount St Helens.
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For the family album - only a bit of the volcano, hee..
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For the family album - only a bit of the volcano, hee..
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It would be beautiful on a clear day.
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It would be beautiful on a clear day.
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Well, that was the best we could take!
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Well, that was the best we could take!
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We also listened to a very informative ranger briefing.
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We also listened to a very informative ranger briefing.
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Yeay, we could at least see the crater before we bid goodbye but not that clear in this picture.
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Yeay, we could at least see the crater before we bid goodbye but not that clear in this picture.
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Hey, one last photo with the lava track and Spirit Lake in the background.
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Hey, one last photo with the lava track and Spirit Lake in the background.
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Lots of tree stumps around the area due to the massive volcanic eruption.
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Lots of tree stumps around the area due to the massive volcanic eruption.
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It has been almost 30 years already.
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It has been almost 30 years already.
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We were among the last ones to go down the mountain.
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We were among the last ones to go down the mountain.
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Small trees are making their way on this fertile lava land.
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Small trees are making their way on this fertile lava land.
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We resumed our journey to Portland.
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We resumed our journey to Portland.
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Welcome to Oregon, everyone! Our first time too!
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Welcome to Oregon, everyone! Our first time too!
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After 13 nights of camping, we took a break for three nights in Portland hotel to rest :). Yeah, we were all exhausted and deserved to sleep on a comfy bed.
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After 13 nights of camping, we took a break for three nights in Portland hotel to rest :). Yeah, we were all exhausted and deserved to sleep on a comfy bed.
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We also enjoyed a nice dinner at Shari's restaurant nearby our hotel.
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We also enjoyed a nice dinner at Shari's restaurant nearby our hotel.
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We hoped to be well-rested for the return leg of our roadtrip :)
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We hoped to be well-rested for the return leg of our roadtrip :)
