September 27, 2014: Coldwater Peak (Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington)

The best part of this trip was the bike ride downhill at the end of the day. (YouTube, OregonHikers trip report, map)
dew on lupine leaves
dew on lupine leaves
western toad
cross orb-weaver spider
western toad
Coldwater Peak
Cardwell's penstemon
groundsel?
Coldwater Lake
logging yarder
Minnie Peak & Coldwater Lake
Coldwater Lake
lupine
paintbrush
wrecked bulldozer
crags
Mt. Whittier, The Dome, & Coldwater Creek
stumps
Coldwater Peak
subalpine fir needles
Coldwater Peak
St. Helens Lake
fall colors
fall colors
Mt. Rainier
summit sign
Mt. Margaret Backcountry
Whittier Ridge pinnacles & The Dome
logs in St. Helens Lake
St. Helens Lake & Spirit Lake
clouds rolling in
St. Helens Lake
rock arch
moss
Coldwater Peak, hidden by clouds
Spirit Lake
wild strawberry
Mt. Margaret & clouds
Coldwater Peak
paintbrush
pumice plain & sunbeams
pumice plain & shadows
pumice plain & shadows
Mt. St. Helens
Tamiko & Adam

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