In Focus: Snow returns to adorn Mount St. Helens with arrival of fall
Fresh snow from Friday's storm can be seen on the both the slopes and inside the crater of Mount St. Helens on Sunday, Sept. 27, as seen from Schoen Road near Silver Creek.
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A snowcap-less Mount St. Helens is seen from the lookout at the Shell gas station at Exit 63 on Interstate 5 near Winlock, two days before the start of fall on the autumnal equinox on Tuesday, Sept. 22.
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While Friday's sudden storm wreaked havoc with wind gusts around Lewis County, the storm also left Mount St. Helens with its first dusting of snow this fall, as seen from Schoen Road near Silver Creek on Sunday, Sept. 27.
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Mount Rainier's peak peeks out from atop the Cascade foothills near Mayfield Lake as seen from Schoen Road near Silver Creek on Sunday, Sept. 27.
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The top of Mount Rainier towers some 45 miles in the distance over the top of the Cascade foothills surrounding Mayfield Lake on Sunday, Sept. 27, as seen from Schoen Road near Silver Creek.
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Windmills standing in the Cascade foothills turn in the wind as seen from Schoen Road near Silver Creek on Sunday, Sept. 27.
