Hiking Washington - Loowit Falls, Mt St Helens

[@chiefenumclaw7960]

love the unedited convo - provides a true sense of the place

[@Zack_rk]

My buddy and I just did the Lewit trail around Saint Helen’s a few days ago. Not much water this time of the year but it was such a gorgeous and rewarding trail!

[@minkos61]

Ok it's official I now feel old LOL. I was 19 years old when St Helens blew and I remember it like it was yesterday. We got dusted by it up here in B.C. when I lived on Vancouver island was crazy . Awesome vid guys thanks for putting it up :) Ernie

[@OutsideAndStuff]

It's ok. I was one year old and I remember, I was down in Miami Beach, actually, I remember nothing. :)

[@sallylouise9826]

Just seen this as was researching mt St Helens . I was 11 when it blew I remember watching it unfold on television i in uk and love geology . I would love to Visit the area one day . Lovely to see Mt Rainier and Mt Adams in distance too . Great video thanks the falls were lovely plus the wildflowers .

[@werewasyo]

AMAZING

[@kellyjohnson3617]

I was 16 and living just south of the mountain in Vancouver when mt St. Helens blew. That dust is volcanic ash and it was everywhere for years and years. I remember climbing the mountain as a little kid crawling over the fine lava/pumice trails and camping at spirit lake. I still love that mountain.

[@hywel3143]

Fascinating to see the area today, quite stunning. I remember the eruption being a world-wide news item at the time, with a few brave scientists risking all for science. Thanks for another great video :-)

[@Fer.A]

I love the passion you guys put on these videos. I can really feel it. Some parts of this trail reminds me of the final part of Loma del Pliegue Tumbado, back in El Chaltén. Thank you to bring back this beautiful memories.

[@OutsideAndStuff]

Thank you! If there's one thing Jen and I love, it's definitely the outdoors and making these videos of our experiences. Hiking up the hillside of Mt St Helens definitely has that "Loma" feel to it. Ugh, now I miss Patagonia. I'm off to go look at my Patagonia photos again. :)

[@Seattle_Kiwi]

Legally not supposed to touch, “taste” or take mountain goat shedding. Only the Colitz Tribe are allowed. ❤️

[@lethrbear32]

I survived the eruption. Then we had to evacuate our home in the Kelso area because of the mud. Also that Mountain erupted lava that formed the old goat rocks that are now buried on the NW flank and the Worm Flows on the south side as well as Lava Canyon and Ape Caves. Lava Canyon was formed over 12,000 years ago and Ape Caves about 1,500 years ago.

[@strathack33]

Saw Mt St Helens on my way up to Kitsap last summer. Hard to believe it was so long ago. A few days before my 17th birthday actually. .Wow, what the heck happened, lol. I would think they would have replanted more trees by now but at least the flowers are pretty...Oh well! Nice job as usual guys. Keep on hiking!

[@OutsideAndStuff]

The trees are slowly coming back. It's actually an amazing opportunity for science to document how life comes back after something like this. I still look at the before photos and am completely amazed.

[@Nerding4Nature]

Looks like a pretty amazing hike. The lack of trees in reminds me of the landscape much further north.

[@OutsideAndStuff]

Highly recommended hike if you are ever down here in Washington. The video from the GoPro really doesn't capture the amazingness of the surroundings. :)

[@rdgurule]

That is basalt lava that flowed from eastern Washington. Were the lava flowed from fissures. Like what happened on the big island. The basalt was there before Mt St Helens was there. Estimated to be nearly a million years old. While Mt St Helens is under 500.000 years old.

[@skagited9617]

Hi, Nick & Jen: Great vid of the St Helens area... Almost 40 yrs later and I still haven't made it up there. My kids (7,6,4, &2 yo) were having breakfast when we heard the blast near Darrington. I thought it was just loggers blasting for road building, which was common for them to do, as there were less people around on Sunday morning. Half hour later I found out it was the mountain! About a year later my oldest was looking at a calendar we had picked up at Burger King and we could see he was puzzled by something. He finally asked us what month St Helens had blown... we told him 'May'... still puzzled, he paused a bit and then asked us 'Well then why is Ash Wednesday in March?' Had a good laugh on that one! So Jen, what's your take... do you think the volcanos are associated with the CSZ fault, as in one triggering the other, or vice versa. Who knows when, but this area is in for some interesting times ahead. Interestingly, about the St Helens area, my sister was working at the Regional Forest Service Office in Ptlnd, entering data into their new computer database; and had just finished uploading all of the data from the area that got destroyed! She lamented about all her work for nothing.... I told her, No. Now they have a complete record of what was there, to compare as things grow back. She then agreed that would be valuable. Living in Skagit County, Glacier Peak is the one I keep my eye on. Not too worried about Baker. Ok... tooo long! You guys have a good one, and THANKS, Ed

[@OutsideAndStuff]

I'll have to ask Jen about your CSZ question and get back to you. :) But every time I fly to and from Cali I make sure I can sit on the correct side of the plane so I can see all those beautiful monsters. It Impresses me each time I see Mt St Helens in direct comparison to her neighbors.

[@jeffmiller8044]

Lol. She knew what she was doing. She didn't want to scare you by telling you before hand because of the long hike. I've done this to people more than once. I bet it was awesome

[@tedwilliams7300]

You guys rock🤘

[@kendall5956]

That was awesome thank you and remember doing these hikes to always stay in eye distance with each other bcuz of the Missing 411 Stay safe

[@chiefenumclaw7960]

best channel on youtube!

[@athiralbaaj2526]

love u guys

[@NoTrail]

That's a crazy place man....hard to believe it's been 36 years. That was cool...that one tree. Nice pummeling action. So that was all trees before?...at least up to the tree line.

[@OutsideAndStuff]

This is the craziest part. The whole area was a dense forest. Logging equipment (tractors) were blown to the adjacent mountains.

[@NoTrail]

Glad to hear the logging equipment was blown away

[@blake9742]

That may be remains of the mountain itself blown off and covered

[@stevenwood7131]

andesite maybe? helens does have lava flows...but its mostly if totally subterranean. ape cave are old lava tubes.

[@OutsideAndStuff]

Is that what we were seeing when we were looking at the hardened mud flowy rocks?

[@anandkl3009]

Excellent...Video...Do We Need a Garmin GPS or the trails are clearly labelled ? I planning my trip for the 29th June 2017. Your Advice is much appreciated.

[@OutsideAndStuff]

The trails are pretty well marked. But it wouldn't hurt to grab a paper map or download a GPS app if you have a smart phone.

[@Seattle_Kiwi]

Those could be lava bombs. Or lava that came down from higher up in lahar or part of volcano during blast.

[@johningle8439]

Basaltic rock

[@Ramiromasters]

No crater sight?

[@ecthelion1735]

Is your mic just the built in one on the Gopro? It deals with the wind really well!

[@dwizzleusa4202]

11:12-11:17 lol.

[@jessicadiaz5518]

What time of the year did you visit this hike?? I wanted to plan a trip to Washington and I want to go for the wildflowers as well!!

[@OutsideAndStuff]

Early summer. Check the WTA.org reports and they will let you know when the wildflowers are out. :)

[@nwdixieboy]

One of my favorite of your videos. I was so surprised at the barren areas still left in the blast zone. I read up on it and thought volcanoes left behind rich soil, but no! Pumice zone is all very nutrient free soil. The lupines are the first to grow and add nutrients to the soil. I have a request: there are a number of videos of people hiking Lake 22 on the Mountain Loop Highway close to Big 4, which is also gorgeous. The problem is no one films the best part of the hike of Lake 22 which is the climax ancient Western Red Cedar forest which dominates much of the hike up to the alpine lake. Huge cedars, 7 to 10 feet in diameter with a gorgeous stream with many many waterfalls. It is a guaranteed winner plus the beginning hike is gorgeous moss laden trees and downed logs. I could send you photos if you DM me.

[@stevenwood7131]

rhyolite is another possibility.....its difficult to say without looking at the grain/ composition. P.S. I was 2 when Mt. St. Helens erupted, dont remember anything...sorry

[@blake9742]

18:10 I heard that fart😜

[@khadijagwen]

This is far too too asis for me.