Travels with the Original Easyrider®
2015 Edition

Dead of Winter visit to Coldwater Lake
Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument
February 14, 2015




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We were out to Mount Saint Helens in 2010 and again in 2011, 2013

Spring, 2014, Summer, 2014 and Winter, 2014.




There are no gas stations past the 10.5 mile point (from I-5) on Hwy 504. The
Shell station just beyond the Toutle Post Office is the last chance to buy fuel
(incl. diesel). The round trip distance to the end of the highway (Johnston Ridge)
from this point is 82 mi (132 km). Cheaper gas is available at Castle Rock as you
exit the I-5 freeway.

DIRECTIONS

The most popular tourist route into the Mount St. Helens area is via Washington state
route 504. It can be reached at Castle Rock (exit #49) off Interstate 5 in Washington,
about one hour and 15 minutes north of Portland and two hours south of Seattle.








Not a bad weather day for the dead of Winter but marginal for taking the bike up here.
Plan to run out to Glenwood tomorrow and possibly McClellan Monday if the road is open.

The last 7 miles to the Johnstone Observatory is still gated closed although there doesn't
seem to be any snow up there.








We've been to Coldwater Lake a few times but this is the first time we've done much exploring.





















No views of Mount St Helens today but it was a nice day and we did get some good pictures.




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