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Yeah, Nikon 70-200 F2.8L, the last gen of F-mount 70-200

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Nah this was with my Nikon Z9 and a 70-200mm lens

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The Onion @theonion.com · 05/10/2026

Mountain Goat on the slopes of the Mt Saint Helens blast zone at sunset, with the log raft of Spirit Lake behind

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This Weeks Editorial Cartoon: Hiding in Plane Sight theonion.com/hiding-in-plane-sight

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My initial impression was that it is the most intimidating mountain I've ever seen with my own two eyes. It is just incredible you gotta see it

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This was by far one of my favorite hikes I've done in the last few years, and I would love to revisit it, or maybe backpack the entire 30 mile Loowit loop, next year and get to spend more time with such an incredible landscape

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Finally after about 9 miles and just under 4 hours (3:20 moving time, the rest was photos and admiring the view) I made it back to the parking lot to see the last remnants of sunlight above Spirit Lake and the blast zone

Mount Adams, the Belt of Venus (pink sky), and the shadow of the Earth (dark below the pink)

On the hike back up the service road you'll be treated to extraordinary views of the valley around the mountain and Mount Adams

Additionally as you make your way around the middle of the blast zone, looking up you'll see a reminder that Loowit is still an active volcano, just biding her time. Steam and volcanic gas drill emits from the crater and lava dome

On the hike back I crossed the lahars I had already crossed, here's some more photos of those

I turned around at that point as sunset was looming, but I'd love to revisit in the spring with more daylight when this hike apparently explodes with wildflowers. Here's a special one for me, an Indian Paintbrush. My middle name is Castilleja, which is the genus of these flowers

Here is a glimpse of Loowit Falls, which descends 200 feet and is the outflow of Crescent Glacier, which is one of the few actively growing glaciers in the world

Along the way I came across a small herd of mountain goats, which were an absolute delight

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One of the more challenging aspects of the trail is it takes you in and out of gullies and lahars in the volcanic debris field, with some short and steep descents and ascents in loose strata. Wayfinding is fairly easy, but there was one particular lahar that took some effort to find the best route

From here it is about 1.5 miles to the falls, and the trail undulates over the hills of the blast zone from the 1980 eruption. Along the way there are great views of Spirit Lake and the tens of thousands of logs that were deposited there by the eruption

After descending the road down cross a dry river bed and jump on the Windy Trail and continue until you reach the connection with the 30 mile Loowit Trail (named for the indigenous name of the mountain), which circumambulates the mountain

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The trail starts with 2 miles along a service road, first climbing then descending. As you hike the road you are greeted with ominous views of the mountain lurking in the background

I hiked the Loowit Falls trail from Windy Point Viewpoint. Total distance for me was just under 9 miles round trip with about 1200 feet of elevation game. I didn't make it all the way to the falls because I got a late start and hit my turnaround time, but I saw the falls from a distance

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Sula @sula-nef.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Okay phone photos from my hike yesterday: Tldr: Mt St Helens is a surreal and stunning landscape. It feels entirely inhospitable to human life, I am enthralled and cannot wait to go back

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All birds are good birds. except house sparrows

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Sula @sula-nef.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Hiked out to Loowit Falls at Loowit (Mt St Helens) today. Just shy of 9 miles round trip of some of the most stunning landscape I've ever been lucky enough to visit. I'll share more later but I'm so tired and I gotta drive home

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Sula @sula-nef.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

*that resides across environments and elevations throughout the state of Washington? (forgot to finish that oops)

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Sula @sula-nef.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

dang girl, are you a small mustelid that resides? Because you're the STOAT (sleepiest transsexual of all time)

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Sula @sula-nef.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hey check out my girlfriend's rack @katsnapz.bsky.social on large format Intrepid 4x5 // Nikkor-W 135mm 5.6 // exp TMax 100

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Birth of a River The terminus of the Nisqually Glacier and the fledgling run of the Nisqually River coming off Tahoma Intrepid 4x5 // Nikkor-W 210mm F5.6 // exp. T-Max 100

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I don't currently, I would like to at some point though!

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Birth of a River The terminus of the Nisqually Glacier and the fledgling run of the Nisqually River coming off Tahoma Intrepid 4x5 // Nikkor-W 210mm F5.6 // exp. T-Max 100

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And a moderately failed tarte tatin (still delicious)

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