Visitors use binoculars to spot animals below Mount St. Helens from Johnston Ridge on Thursday, May 11.
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Reflections are seen at Coldwater Lake on a sunny Thursday morning.
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Mount St. Helens is seen beyond Coldwater Lake on Thursday, May 11.
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Mount St. Helens is seen from Johnston Ridge on Thursday, May 11.
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Mount St. Helens is seen from Johnston Ridge on Thursday, May 11.
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A chipmunk looks on from a stump along Johnston Ridge on Thursday, May 11.
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A chipmunk crawls over a stump along Johnston Ridge on Thursday, May 11.
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A mountain goat is pictured in front of Mount St. Helens near the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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A chipmunk climbs a small stump outside the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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Mountain goats graze at Mount St. Helens on Thursday, May 11.
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Mountain goats walk along Johnston Ridge below Mount St. Helens on Thursday, May 11.
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Mountain goats graze along Johnston Ridge at Mount St. Helens on Thursday, May 11.
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Reporter Isabel Vander Stoep stands along a backcountry trail with her camera looking to capture photos of mountain goats grazing along Johnston Ridge on Thursday, May 11.
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A mountain goat grazes along Johnston Ridge on Thursday, May 11.
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Mountain goats graze along Johnston Ridge at Mount St. Helens on Thursday, May 11.
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Sun shines through trees along Johnston Ridge at Mount St. Helens on Thursday, May 11.
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Sun shines through branches over Coldwater Lake on Thursday, May 11.
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A large adult mountain goat grazes on hillsides near Mount St. Helens, just off the trail from the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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A mountain goat grazes against a backdrop of valleys once filled by volcanic ash and lava below Mount St. Helens near the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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A young mountain goat grazes just below the Johnston Ridge Observatory at Mount St. Helens on Thursday, May 11.
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Mountain goats enjoy the sunshine and grass at Mount St. Helens near the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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A mountain goat munches on grass and brush near Mount St. Helens, just off the trail from the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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A mountain goat looks out over the valley beneath Mount St. Helens near the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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A mountain goat looks out over the valley beneath Mount St. Helens near the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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A mountain goat is pictured in front of Mount St. Helens near the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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A log truck crosses the Hoffstadt Creek Bridge along Spirit Lake Highway on Thursday, May 11.
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A large mountain goat’s haunches cast a shadow against the hills near Mount St. Helens by the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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A large mountain goat’s haunches cast a shadow against the hills near Mount St. Helens by the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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Mountain goats graze at Mount St. Helens on Thursday, May 11.
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Mount St. Helens is seen from the Elk Rock Viewpoint along Spirit Lake Highway on Thursday, May 11.
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An adult mountain goat looks for his lunch on the hills near Mount St. Helens by the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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A Rufous hummingbird rests on a branch near Coldwater Lake by Mount St. Helens on Thursday, May 11.
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A young mountain goat grazes just below Johnston Ridge Observatory at Mount St. Helens on Thursday, May 11.
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A female mountain bluebird perches on a thin branch near Mount St. Helens on Thursday, May 11.
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A grouse sits in an evergreen by Mount St. Helens on Thursday, May 11.
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A butterfly flits along and lands on a log for a brief pause near Coldwater Lake by Mount St. Helens on Thursday, May 11.
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A goat gets down in the dirt to graze for grass by Mount St. Helens near the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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Two mountain goats are pictured grazing near Mount St. Helens by the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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A sign stands at the Elk Rock View Point on the road to the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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The road to Mount St. Helens is open and clear on Thursday, May 11.
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Mount St. Helens is seen from the Elk Rock Viewpoint along Spirit Lake Highway on Thursday, May 11.
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Coldwater Lake is seen below the Mount St. Helens Science and Learning Center on Thursday, May 11.
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Mount St. Helens is seen beyond Coldwater Lake on Thursday, May 11.
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Mount St. Helens is seen from Johnston Ridge on Thursday, May 11.
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