Thursday, May 15th, 2014
May 18, 1980 Mt St Helens erupted. We thought it would be fun to go up near the anniversary date. It is not often the roads are open this early, but there was not as much snow this year. One of the nice things about going this early is the lack of crowds. We went to Johnston Ridge and enjoyed the amazing view. While we were driving up, Magnus asked why all the trees were on the ground. He liked learning about volcanoes and what they can do, but he kept getting worried that we might wake the sleeping lava. We spent time on some of the short hikes showing him that life comes back and that things grow again. That made him feel much better. It was a great day at the mountain.
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