A fish, a lake, a mountain (Tuesday 9/26)

Driving back to Seattle, we decided to take a short trip to the Mt. St. Helens Visitor Center, which was 5 miles from I-5. With just a little coaxing, B. agreed to stop by Silver Lake to walk around for a bit. We stumbled upon a cute little hotel that caters to fishermen with an amazing view of the lake. As it was almost dark, we decided to stay the night and drive to the Johnston Ridge Observatory the next day. Sadly, because I needed to do work on a project, we didn’t have time to go fishing in the morning.

Once we got to the top, we took a very short hike (3/4 mile) along a rather steep ridge to the observatory. We were only at 4,500 feet, but with no railings, the trail was a little dangerous. Still, the view was amazing.