View of Mount St. Helens (8,365') on the drive toward the Ape Canyon Trail.
A Roosevelt elk (Cervus canadensis) crossing a washout.
Mount St. Helens (8,365') from the Ape Canyon Trail.
The slopes of Mount St. Helens (8,365') from the Ape Canyon Trail.
Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii).
A view of Mount Adams (12,281') from Ape Canyon.
The landscape was irrevocably altered by the 1980s eruption.
Mount St. Helens (8,365') from the Ape Canyon Trail.
Mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus).
The Plains of Abraham on the flanks of Mount St. Helens.
Mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus).
The Plains of Abraham on the flanks of Mount St. Helens.
A mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) keeps an eye on things in Ape Canyon.
The water that trickles off of the southern edge of Ape Canyon.
Looking up at Mount St. Helens from Ape Canyon.
Mount Adams (12,281') viewed from the top of Ape Canyon.
Early summer tracks on the trail to Ape Canyon.
Rachel Holmer
Photo Date: 
07/08/2018
Views en route to Ape Canyon.
Rachel Holmer
Photo Date: 
07/08/2018
Ape Canyon.
Rachel Holmer
Photo Date: 
07/08/2018
Heading down. The view from Ape Canyon.