After doing the north side of the Columbia on Thurs. and crossing to stay in The Dalles, we started out west on the south side and deeper into the Columbia Gorge. It appears westbound trains travel on the north side of the river and eastbound on the south.
We returned then to the Washington side for a route north to Mt. St. Helen's. We had to visit the mountain that we remembered erupting in 1980. The road on the north side of the Columbia Gorge has numerous tunnels.
Heading into wilderness territory of Washington with Mt. St Helen's in the distance.
South face of Mt. St Helen's with a rock and tree debris swatch that uncovered evidence of previous volcanic activity.
