This is a spur page for Mount Saint Helens.
A light steam rises from Mount Saint Helens on a warm July day.
(Jeff Statt)
Hikers approach one of the seismic monitors along the climbing route to the summit
(Jeff Statt)
Hummocks near Coldwater Lake
(Jeff Statt)
Wildflowers in bloom on the trail around near the Coldwater Lake
(Jeff Statt)
Wildflowers near Windy Ridge visitor center
(Jeff Statt)
The Johnson Ridge visitor center - three miles from the crater
(Jeff Statt)
A monument on Johnson Ridge shows mileages to area landmarks
(Jeff Statt)
The Johnson Ridge visitor's center was built into the surrounding landscape
(Jeff Statt)
Climber hiking up a glacier, just to the right of monitor ridge. You can just make out some steam rising over the summit
(Jeff Statt)
Summit climber on the final push. There is a 100-person quota on the mountain above the timberline from April to October - summer weekends fill up fast!
(Jeff Statt)
The glacier inside the crater is the only US glacier that is
growing instead of receding
(Jeff Statt)
Spirit Lake from the Mount St. Helens summit. Notice the mass of floating trees - leftover from 1980 blast
(Jeff Statt)