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Ape Canyon Hike: Lahars, Big Trees and Fall Color
Instructor: Darvel Lloyd
October 13, 2011
On this field seminar, Darvel Lloyd, a naturalist with decades of experience, will lead participants on an exploration of the remote east side of Mount St. Helens. The Ape Canyon hike is one of the most fascinating trail hikes in the Monument. Along the journey, he will teach us about how the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens devastated the landscape below us yet spared the old-growth forest that surrounds us. Bring your cameras and Darvel will help you capture the spectacular views of the chasm of former Shoestring Glacier, precipitous Ape Canyon, the Plains of Abraham and Mount St. Helens, Mount Adams and Mount Rainier. Fall colors will likely be at their peak during this seminar.
Make-or-break Date: September 28
Meeting Time: 9 AM
Meeting Place: Ape Canyon Trailhead
Hike Level: Strenuous
Requirements: Participants should be in good shape and able to hike 10+ miles over rough terrain.
Gear: To see the list of required gear for our field seminars, click here.
Fee: $50 (of which $20 is a tax-deductible contribution to the Institute)
Limit: 12
Details will be e-mailed to participants on the “make-or-break” date.
