Mt St Helens Trip

Todd and I are finally on vacation!!!! Do you know what that feels like? When you've been working pretty much all year and you just need a break? Yep, that was us. And so we decided to kick it off with some relaxing camping...we planned a trip to Mt St Helens. We hit the road on Sunday after lunch and Emily slept most of the way up to the mountain. We pulled in to find that our campsite was closed off because it hadn't been inspected yet for the summer. There were only 3 other campers there when we arrived, so we knew it was truly the beginning of the season. The rangers were great and said that we could pick any other campsite we wanted even a double. We found the perfect spot...number 84. It was right on the river....RIGHT on the river. And it was spacious and had a lot of sun. It was a winner. So we set up shop. During our stay we visited the river beach, hiked to the Layser cave, traveled into the town of Randle, and sat around the campfire playing games and eating yummy camp foods. It couldn't have been more perfect. Emily went down for her scheduled naps and at nighttime thanks to the greatest pack n play ever and a great tent heater. Our last day we were caught off with a surprise storm and ended up having to pack up and go home around 8pm rather than the next morning. The winds were really bad and the rain was coming. It was too much for us to handle in the middle of the woods with no one else around. So we headed home and sleep clean in a nice warm house. Our next trip is laster this week when we meet up with 6 of our other friends and head camping to Leavenworth!!!