Brothers-in-law Summit Mt. St. Helens

September 29th, 2012:  Kirk and Tom hiked to the very top of Mount Saint Helens early (very early) this morning.  This picture was taken from the very lip of the crater (elev. 8365').  The hike was great - beautiful 1 hour below the tree line then 3 hours straight up, over boulders and scree.  The only downside was the crater was filled with clouds.  So here it is!  Adventure of the day!

It was very windy at the top.  Tom lost a hat into the crater!