Tuesday & Wednesday, Sept. 4 & 5, 2018
Oh, the joys of electricity! For the first time in nine days, we are plugged in and off water rationing. What a treat! Actually, it's kinda funny. Once you get used to using the least amount of water you need to get the job done, it wasn't that bad. As far as electricity, that was much easier than I thought it would be. We have a generator for essentials that we run for an hour/day, little lanterns that we use at night, I cook with propane and we use 12-volt house batteries for the rest. (What has happened to me? I can't believe I'm saying that stuff!) Haha.
Anyway....we took the long way around to get to our next destination in Silverlake, WA. We wanted to avoid the same drive we took when we went to see Mount Rainier so we headed south to travel along the Columbia Gorge. What an absolutely beautiful area! Unfortunately, we didn't get any pictures but we sure have the memories. We chose Silverlake as our next stop as we really wanted to see Mount St. Helens and it looked like a great motorcycle ride between the two.
Mount St. Helens is most notorious for its major 1980 eruption, the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States. Fifty-seven people were killed, nearly 7000 big game animals (deer, elk and bear), an estimated 12 million fish, 250 homes, 47 bridges, 15 miles of railways and 185 miles of highway were destroyed. (Information taken from literature we picked up at the Visitor Center). It was so interesting seeing the mountain from a distance and then being able to drive up to see it so much closer. You are driving on the newer roads, crossing newer bridges and yet still seeing the destructive remnants of the eruption. It was quite a day and we're still wishing you...
Happy Trails.
Mount St. Helens is most notorious for its major 1980 eruption, the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States. Fifty-seven people were killed, nearly 7000 big game animals (deer, elk and bear), an estimated 12 million fish, 250 homes, 47 bridges, 15 miles of railways and 185 miles of highway were destroyed. (Information taken from literature we picked up at the Visitor Center). It was so interesting seeing the mountain from a distance and then being able to drive up to see it so much closer. You are driving on the newer roads, crossing newer bridges and yet still seeing the destructive remnants of the eruption. It was quite a day and we're still wishing you...
Happy Trails.
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