Gifford Pinchot, St Helens, Adams, and Hood

Mount Adams as seen on NF-23

I ended up sleeping by the side of the road with the moon and the mountain to keep me company.

at night

early morning; notice the shadow cast across the sky by the sun

Mount St Helens National Volcanic Monument

Middle Lewis Falls

rough journey map

Mount Adams

as seen near Trout Lake

as seen near Glenwood

as seen overlooking Klickitat Canyon

Mount Hood

as seen from near Dallesport

The Dalles

It was splendid to view four of the most beautiful solitary mountains in the world in 24 hours.

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Trans-Cascadian hydroelectric journey

Driving towards Puyallup on SR-167 the mountain seems to grow larger with every mile.

(aha! editing gone slightly awry)

Tipsoo Lake has to be one of the most photogenic places in the country, absolutely delightful.

The bank of the Columbia River

There was a log that looked like an alligator.

The little "oasis" as I call it, next to the river, is where the clump of trees is.

Hydroelectric power isn't free from the landscape-marring drawbacks of all electricity.

Cliffs along the Columbia.

A neat volcanic formation along the river that rises out of the water.

Wanapum Dam

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