Two days ago: Today we got up close to Mount St. Helen’s and learned lots about vulcanism and the power of volcanoes and the differences between lava from volcanoes in Hawaii ( compare to honey) with the lava from Mt. St. Helen’s (think peanut butter, but very chunky with 300’ size peanut chunks). Dodged rain drops all day in this green and ferny Northwest, and took refuge at 19-Mile House on Washington 504 where we ate divine fruit cobblers, the best ever. The rest of the meal was outstanding, too, and the service was as friendly as our own family. Worth a stop, or a drive to Toutle, when you’re in the area! Good thing I resisted applying for the job advertised in an Oregon paper for a rigging slinger with thinning experience. Never having achieved any experience at thinning, I passed it up.