Sep 10
This week I went camping at Swift Reservoir with Erin, Sal (and Darin a bit) and her two kids Rachel and Nathan. Swift is located just south east of Mount St. Helens in its National Volcanic Monument as part of Lewis River.
Normally we take the boat and camp in a remote spot on the reservoir but they have let a large amount of water out (probably due to the small snow cap) so it was extremely dificult to get to the more remote camp sites (since the reservoir is man made the banks are quite steep and the water was down a good 20-25 vertical feet from normal). Camping at the actual Swift Campground made it easy for us to check out some of the other sites in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.
Lower (Lewis River) falls, Ape Cave lava tube, and McClellan viewpoint were all visited. We also did the usual swimming, hiking, eating (lots), playing around, and staring into the fire.
And now for the pictures! (All are clickable for larger versions)
Swift Reservoir Campground
A little mid day marshmellow roasting?
Nathan eying a chipmunk… or is it the other way around?
Erin and Rachel sneaking a snapshot.
The Lewis River Lower Falls
Rachel posing.
Additional Images: Lower Falls #1, Lower Falls #2, Lower Falls #3.
In the Ape Cave lava tubes
Snack break at the end of the cave. Nathan and Rachel are quite ready to turn around!
On our way out.
Nathan and Rachel posing at the entrance to the Ape Cave.
Mount St. Helens from McClellan Viewpoint
All in all, this was a great, relaxing week of just hanging out. How can you go wrong? Aside from my my car becoming extremely friendly with a deer and me not being able to find my passport and student visa (which could REALLY suck) the week was quite pleasant and a good vacation before heading up to Vancouver for the start of fall term back at Regent.
Ή χάρις του κυρίου ημων Ίησου Χριστου μεθ’ υμων.
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Posted by Matt Jones @ 1:49 am on September 10, 2005 • Filed under: Daily Life, Photoblog
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salmypal Said:
So, aside from the wrecked car and missing papers this was a “good vacation”? Just think, if we hadn’t wrecked your car this could have been the best vacation of all time. And as much as he likes to tease me about the postman, they are Darin’s kids too.
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Mattithyahu Said:
Heh, well the loss of my papers really had nothing to do with the vacation I don’t think, so I won’t count that against it. And even the car thing, really, its just a car, it will be fixed.
Really, Darin has no way to get out of being their dad (and of course, he really wouldn’t want to!) so he will just have to accept that he is just as responsible for them as you
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ALEXIS Said:
CAMPING AT SWIFT RESERVOIR IS VERY FUN MY FAMILY GOES THERE EVERY SUMMER.
I HOPE U GO BACK BECAUSE IT IS AMAZING THERE. AND NOT TO MENTION IT SOUNDS LIKE U HAD FUN -
Matt Jones Said:
Thanks! Yeah, we had a lot of fun and will hopefully going back this summer!
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Matt Jones’ Random Acts of Verbiage… » No Soup For You! on 01 Sep 2006 at 12:55 am Said:
[...] Today (Friday) I will be headed down to Seattle for a weekend of music (come join me!) and then down to southern Washington to go for a week of camping at Swift Reservoir (see some pics from last year’s trip) with the fam (including this crazy kid). I know it is sad, but you, my faithful readers, will have to live with out me for an entire week! Horrible, isn’t it? [...]
Matt Jones’ Random Acts of Verbiage… » Camping at Swift Reservoir 2006 on 18 Sep 2006 at 9:21 pm Said:
[...] The second annual (?) Swift Reservoir camping trip was a wonderful success! (Last year’s post: Camping at Swift Reservoir) Swift Reservoir is a man made lake caused by the Swift dam on the Lewis River and located just south of Mount St. Helens. My sister Erin, cousin Sally, her two kids Rachel and Nathan, and I spent the week eating, reading, sleeping, playing in the water, etc. Fortunately Sally’s husband Darin was able to spend a few nights with us as well and mom, Bob, and Jill visited one day as well. [...]
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