Independence Pass Trail

Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington

In honor of the anniversary of the eruption of Washington's Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, here are nine photos from my August 2006 hike of the Independence Pass Trail in Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. This excellent trail is approximately 8 miles (13 kilometers) north of the crater.

Downed logs near the beginning of the trail

Mount St. Helens, Spirit Lake, and broken stump

Mount St. Helens and Spirit Lake, with many thousands of logs

Mass of logs in Spirit Lake

Mount St. Helens and Spirit Lake

Mount St. Helens, Spirit Lake, downed logs, and wildflowers

Log-covered hills and Mount Adams, about 30 miles away

Mount St. Helens and a log-covered hill

Young bald eagle

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