On the way down to the Rogue River, Jim and gang pitched the travel trailers at Mt. St. Helens, a favorite spot of Jim and Linda's. Bonnie and Paul had never been to the mountain. Here, on a foggy morning, they were denied a peek at the volcano...

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Mt. St. Helens greets a rising sun during a period when scientists warned there was an "imminent danger" of an eruption. So what did Jim and Linda do? They rushed out to the mountain armed with good liqueur as any good redneck would do (note the skull-shaped shot glass in the picture. It's Linda's. Breakfast.).

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Here, the JimWColeman.com Bookmobile is up at Mt. St. Helens where we stopped to spend the night on the way back from Grants Pass, Ore. We go to Mt. St. Helens several times a year and always stop by when travelling between Seattle and Portland.

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Outside of going to the Verde River or tubing the salt or The Manette, there's no where I'd rather be than at Mt. St. Helens during an eruption advisory. Here, we rushed to the mountain but nothing happened outside of a bunch of ground tremors and a few steam emissions. Mainly a lot of peeing out in the cold wishing that we were home ...

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WOW. Saw this and forgot about anything else, the active volcano included. Herrrrrrbie!

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I have a friend, Seabury Blair, who goes by the name of 'Mr. Outdoors.' But I've never seen him with Sponge Bob Underwear over his head, sneaking off through the brush to the base of Mt. St. Helens while the mountain is in full heat. THAT'S Mr. Outdoors. (Pictured: Jim W. Coleman and yes, you can see his undies!)

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When we heard that Mt. St. Helens was rumbling to life again, we rushed to the mountain and camped out for some time. Nothing happened (and we walked away alive) but it sure was fun. This vantage point is .08 miles from the crater.

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