Harmony Point and Spirit Lake

IMG_0440Heather and I decided to hike from Harmony Point down to Spirit Lake to see the huge rafts of dead trees up close.  I have seen the trees floating in Spirit Lake since I was a child but I never got up close and personal with them before.
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A little spring in the side of the mountain.

IMG_0443Getting closer to the water and the logs with Mount St. Helens looming large in the background.



STA_0457 - STM_0469Spirit Lake and around.

IMG_0470Approaching the lakeshore.

IMG_0472Heather with the mountain.

STA_0475 - STK_0485That is a huge log deck.

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Somewhere deep below this sea of logs is the old lake shoreline, old camps and campgrounds, an old lodge, and an old guy with his many cats who wouldn’t leave.

IMG_0488Rushing water heading down into the lake.

STA_0491 - STJ_0500Down by the water.

IMG_0501The magnificence of the mountain.

IMG_0502No entry to the water.

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IMG_0515Beautiful wildflowers on the formerly barren ground.

IMG_0517The mountain did all of this.





STA_0522 - STG_0528Looking back down on Spirit Lake.





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