Boundary Trail, Truman Trail - Pumice Plains & June Lake — Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010

South Cascades > Mount St. Helens

Hiked the Boundary trail (1), at 2.5 mi split right onto The Truman Trail (207) and descended down towards Spirit Lake. Went right onto Trail 207A then cut right again onto Trail 216 rather than heading up to Loowit Falls. Trail 216 cuts across the zone between the breach and Johnston Ridge Observatory and gives a close up view into the Breach. Trails all are well defined and easy to follow, be sure to keep in mind that it is downhill near the beginning so save energy for the return. Also, no shade at any point. The first water crossing on 216 was a hard one to locate a spot to get over. Went all the way upstream w/o luck and then noticed a large rock right by the trail that could be used to cross the water. Crossed through a second gully and called it a day. Check out the vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHtydbn8kbk