Quote of the Month:
“Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own." - Charles Dickens
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Parent Category: Hiking
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on 10 January 2017
Strawberry Mountain lookout site used to be a fire lookout tower in Gifford Pinchot National Forest constructed in 1931 approximately twelve miles north-east of Mount Saint Helens. Nowadays not much has remained from the lookout tower itself as it was destroyed in late 1950’s and the only thing this place has to offer its visitors is an exceptional 360-degrees view of the surrounding area.
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on 20 December 2016
Trevor Thomas, a 47 years old resident of Charlotte, N.C., about ten years ago used to be a regular American, who had just finished a law school and was building his legal career and who was in love with extreme sports. But his life was changed once and forever in 2005 when he was diagnosed with a rare eye disease resulting in Thomas losing his vision within 8 months.
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Parent Category: Hiking
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on 05 December 2016
Harmony Falls Trail is a short, only approximately 2,4 miles roundtrip, trail meandering through the eruption-affected territory to the very lakeshore of Spirit Lake. Actually this is the only trail which allows the hikers to get to the shoreline (legally) of Spirit Lake.
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Parent Category: Hiking
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on 02 December 2016
Windy Ridge Viewpoint, because of its remoteness, is not as popular among the visitors of the National Volcanic Monument as for example the Johnston Ridge Observatory, but it is rather an advantage of this viewpoint, as there are no crowds of tourists here. Thus you will be able to admire the spectacular views it endows its guests with, in some solitude, and there will be no problems with parking.
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Parent Category: Hiking
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on 01 December 2016
Iron Creek Campground, though being quite primitive, is one of the most splendid campgrounds of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Its proximity to the Windy Ridge Viewpoint (which is located approximately 20 miles southwards of the campground) makes it even more precious.
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