Mt. St. Helens

Our road trip took us around the back side of Mt. St. Helens on our last day.  We wanted to travel the back roads on the way home and ended up going through some more beautiful country.  The ride was awesome, however parts of the road were a bit rough.  Quite a few patches in the road that launched me off my seat!
Even so, it was worth it.  Sunny skies.  Warm breezes.  Great views.  Amazing.

Looking at St. Helens from the side.  

Spirit Lake, which after the eruption, grew in size and is 200+ feet higher 

than where it originally was.  All of the logs to the right were blown off the hills

and into the lake.  

We climbed up these steps (a lot of them) to the look out and

it was well worth the climb.  Our motorcycle is down there right

in the middle!  

View from the top.  You can see pretty far in all directions and can see the devastation

from the blast.  There is a great view of Spirit Lake and you can see Mt. Adams as well as the top of Mt. Rainier.   

This was a great way to end our trip!

Enjoying every moment.