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Mount St. Helens from the base of the Muddy River.
The trail is exposed and waterless, so carry plenty of water with you.
A steep and exposed section requires some extra caution to traverse.
The forested trail adjacent to the Muddy River lahar field.
A large western toad sits on the trail.
A lenticular cloud above Mount Rainier in the distance.
Emerging from the woods, facing the mountain.
Washed out trail at the head of Ape Canyon.
Washed out trail at the head of Ape Canyon.
Looking east down Ape Canyon.
A warning to dismount and walk; loosing balance on this section could be fatal.
The dead of Ape Canyon.
Mountain bikers stop to soak in the views.
Large cairns mark the trail through the Plains of Abraham.
A bizarre, windswept plain of pumice.
The latter half of the Plains of Abraham winds along the side of the mountain.
Wildflowers cover these slopes by mid-summer.
Pumice Butte and Mount Adams.
The final stretch of ridgeline on the Plains of Abraham.
An airplane flies a loop above the crater.

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