While Bill and Annie are enjoying their adventure at Mt. St. Helens, Mike is enjoying his excellent adventure at his Lovestead home. It looked kinda pretty in the late afternoon sunlight yesterday so I snapped a photo for the folks back home.

I talked with Bill and Annie last night. They still had to go out in a field to call us, and it took several attempts, along with broken connections, but we managed a conversation.

They spent 2 and 1/2 hours in the lava cave yesterday, climbing over a lot of lava. Annie said there was a time when they got a little nervous, wondering if they'd taken a wrong turn, but it worked out.

They also found seven geocaches in the area. I know that both were at the height of their glory to spend an uninterrupted day, using the earth's features for fun.

I'm guessing by now that they're on their way up the mountain. Don't know if I'll hear from them when they reach the top. They'll probably have to come back to the field to make the much-anticipated announcement that they have now conquered another volcanic wonder. It's almost a year (three days short) from the time we waited all day to hear Annie's voice on the phone say, "I climbed a mountain today." And, that was Mt. Rainier.

If Annie sends me photos, I'll post them tomorrow.