Mt. St. Helens from Clearwater Viewpoint. The original question was, did I know of any good hikes that would showcase fall foliage… …which makes it hard to understand how I arrived at the Norway Pass trailhead, a landscape that intermittently looks as if it has been decorated by nuclear explosions. The first part of the trail ascended the shadowed side of a ridge that provided just enough cover to keep huckleberries cool to the taste. Boundary Trail #1 dances on the ridges surrounding Mt. St. Helens ’ northern blast perimeter. Some patches of scrubby vegetation are sensitive to the season and erupt in fire-like reds and yellows. Unexpected landscapes evoke the sensual: Lush grass meadows of the Alps , fresh goat’s milk, and Heidi’s sweet-smelling bed in her grandfather’s hayloft. Warm fingers of light dry my sweaty brow, and confronted with such beauty, I dare to search the heavens for some promise that the god of deluges will ...
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