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Bigbluebananas t1_j97564w wrote

Did you know that mt saint helens has the only growing glacier in the continental US, as well as being one of the most active volcanos in the continental us!

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Stabbymcappleton t1_j9854sp wrote

Just FYI if you visit: bring a sun hat, sunblock, and a shitload of water and snacks. There’s zero shade out on the flats. The nearest restaurant is all the way down in Cougar, and they take tourists to the cleaners. Same with gas. Fill up in Woodland, Kalama, or Castle Rock. Before anything else, call USFS Gifford Pinchot in Vancouver for road conditions. They can be pretty rough.
E: If you know where to look on Johnston Ridge, there’s a very small marker where Johnston was sitting when he got obliterated.

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Bigbluebananas t1_j98i4om wrote

I made the summit last year and got hit with heat exhaustion hard. Id add, the early you start the better. Heat on the hillside is very deceptive!

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