https://wt8p.com/tags/travel-geology/ Recent content in Travel Geology on WT8P's Notes to Self Hugo en-us Thu, 03 May 2012 06:27:07 +0000 https://wt8p.com/john-day-fossil-beds/ Thu, 03 May 2012 06:27:07 +0000 https://wt8p.com/john-day-fossil-beds/ <p>I was going through yet another hard disk of photos to find an appropriate “timeline” image for Facebook.   Had a lot of fond memories of a geology-themed vacation through southern Washington and central Oregon.  The first stop was at Mt. St. Helens, home of the ‘sploded volcano from 1981:</p> <p><img alt="Mt. St. Helens" loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.wt8p.com/vacation_sthelens.jpg"> <em>Mt. St. Helens - needs a little TLC</em></p> <p>Very close by is Ape Caves, a really long, dark lava tube you can go in.  We walked the south (easier) segment.  I wanted to extend the trip to the north end with my more adventurous, younger daughter.  We went about 500′ into the section before coming to a huge pile of rocks we’d need to climb over (and then back) — great stopping point.</p>