A Weekend 'Round Mt. St. Helens
✍️ • 🕑 September 9-10, 2023 • Series: Steve in Seattle • Tags: Mt. St. Helens • volcanoes • lava flows • natural disasters • world's largest • Places: World's Largest Egg, Winlock, WA • Historic Vader Jail • Ape Cave • Trail of Two Forests • Lahar Viewpoint • Mt. St. Helens Science and Learning Center
I booked a “two bedroom suite” off Airbnb near Mt. St. Helens for a visit with my parents in June.
Then, I got sick with mononucleosis.
The booking was non-refundable, so I rescheduled it for September. (The months in between had minimum stays of > 1 night, and I was not about to potentially double my loss.)
By the time September was rolling in, things seemed bright. My friend Jim from Milwaukee was planning to visit. The three of us could hit up the volcano, and the extra bed wouldn’t go to waste.
Our final plans were a bit tumultuous, but the trip was fun, and the volcano, of course, is amazing.
