Pika Trail Snowshoe Loop, Swift Creek, Mount St. Helens - Worm Flows Route & June Lake — Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015

South Cascades > Mount St. Helens

We hiked Swift Creek trail to Worm Flow climbing route. On the way back, we side tracked along Pika Trail to June Lake. No snow on route till maybe the top 1000' from the rim. You can hike on Worm Flow for 3+ hours without snow. You may see snow patches here and there on other sections. Pika Trail is all boulders. June Lake is very small and shallow. But pretty enough. Flat lake shore for sitting. A waterfall flows down to the lake, with perfect reflection. To the left, there's another small waterfall, not as pretty, but it's an easy 5 minute walk. Now photos: Almost bare Mt St Helens: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QqNp3LfwSKc/VO40fXLjk8I/AAAAAAAAFtg/fkEksjt-x4A/w1026-h412-no/20150222_121039_StHelens.jpg June Lake with the waterfall: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F22JYWXm8lM/VO43_AmNptI/AAAAAAAAFto/SipoOOWm62Y/s1600/20150222_145546_JuneLake.jpg The small waterfall to the left of the lake: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VYmEMRyGER4/VO5FhA76k9I/AAAAAAAAFt4/S6bwq2rtJn8/s1600/20150222_rainbows.jpeg