June Lake — Sunday, Jul. 14, 2013

South Cascades > Mount St. Helens

This side of Mt. St. Helens is beautiful. The hike wandered through some gorgeous forest but what was most impressive was the view and close proximity of the mountain. There were some hills that wore out my 9 year old and the final result of June Lake was a little anticlimactic. There really isn't much room along the edge to stop and rest and both small beaches were already filled with other hikers. The waterfall behind the lake was beautiful but the water in the lake was pretty gross. We ran into several people on the trail going up and back down again. It was a nice walk in the woods all in all and some amazing mountain views. Bugs were pretty thick.