Monday, May 27, 2013

Ape Cave

I visited Ape Cave in southwestern Washington on May 20th.  The cave is a lava tube that transported molten rock downhill from Mount Saint Helens during a past eruption.  After visiting the cave, I got a room at the Lone Fir Resort in Cougar, WA (last picture), and prepared to climb the nearby volcano the next morning.


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Mount Elbert // Black Cloud Ridge Route

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