Getting closer to Mount St. Helens at the Elk Rock Viewpoint.
Debris from the mountain in the valley below.
My, what a mountain.
Patty’s Place at 19 Mile House
We stumbled upon Patty’s Place at 19 Mile House on our way back down to Oregon. It has good burgers and great berry and apple pies.
Science and Learning Center at Coldwater
The view from the Science and Learning Center at Coldwater was the closest most people could get to Mount St. Helens from the west for many years after the eruption. Once Johnston Ridge Observatory was built, the facility at Coldwater fell by the wayside.
This was once a bustling visitor center. Now it is almost completely empty. The lone ranger on duty said that they are planning to run educational programs from the facility in the near future.
Looking down at Coldwater Lake.
One last view of the mountain.