Seth and I finally got up to Mt. St. Helens -- this time at night! The last weekend in May brought a full moon, and although some clouds were in the forecast, we decided to try it. We didn't summit (or even come anywhere close, actually) but this was truly an amazing experience.

(143K) 500 x 375	Leaving Seth's house	(135K) 500 x 375	Packing up the car... snowshoes? skis? poles? headlamp? trail mix? cell phone? camera?
(118K) 500 x 375	Off we go...	(101K) 500 x 375	...leaving Portland around sunset.
(137K) 500 x 293	We signed ourselves in to the log book at Jack's...	(98K) 350 x 467	...then finally hit the trail around midnight.
(60K) 300 x 479	This was the trail we followed.	(84K) 375 x 500	The full moon provided more light than it seems from this picture... Until it got real cloudy, that is.
(126K) 375 x 500	Here's me with my headlamp.	(125K) 500 x 375	Seth again.
(117K) 500 x 375	Around 4:30 or 5AM I decided I wasn't going any further. The sun was coming up so we sat down to rest, watch the sunrise, and maybe take a nap.	(123K) 500 x 375	The view from where we stopped, with a little light in the sky now. We headed back down after that little break...
(163K) 375 x 500	...but not before Seth read "There's A Wocket In My Pocket"... Um, it's a long story...	(120K) 500 x 375	I walked down along one of the exposed ridges which proved a lot easier than snowshoeing -- here's a picture from the descent.
(129K) 500 x 375	Seth got some good skiing in while I walked.	(111K) 375 x 500
(145K) 500 x 375	Along the drive out we stopped to take a picture of the sign... (Monica, you'd be proud!)

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