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We were out to
Mount Saint Helens in 2010 and again in
2011,
2013
Spring, 2014,
Summer, 2014,
Winter, 2014 and
Dead of Winter, 2015.
Summer, 2015,
Fall, 2015 and
Late Fall, 2015
First day of Spring, 2016 and
Season Opener, 2016
There are no gas stations past the 10.5 mile point (from I-5) on Hwy 504. The
Shell station just beyond the Toutle Post Office is the last chance to buy fuel
(incl. diesel). The round trip distance to the end of the highway (Johnston Ridge)
from this point is 82 mi (132 km). Cheaper gas is available at Castle Rock as you
exit the I-5 freeway.
DIRECTIONS
The most popular tourist route into the Mount St. Helens area is via Washington state
route 504. It can be reached at Castle Rock (exit #49) off Interstate 5 in Washington,
about one hour and 15 minutes north of Portland and two hours south of Seattle.
It was a clear, bluebird day except close to Mount St Helens. We actually
have tons of clear view mountain pictures from out here so the ring of clouds
surrounding the mounntain made for some interesting shots.
Most of these pictures were taken with my Nikon D810 and nifty fifty lens
but a few were shot with my D7000 and my new, used, 35mm f/1.4 MF lens. It seems
to take pretty crisp pictures although it focuses differently compared to
the 50mm f/1.2
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