7.5 miles of hiking • 1750' elevation gain •
Beautiful day that started out a bit cloudy but ended up clear. The June Lake TH had about 6 cars in in when we arrived and about 8 when we finished. June Lake is a must see and has a Fantasy Island feel about it! We traveled CCW on the Loowit toward Ape Canyon. Not many people on the Loowit trail and the views were spectacular. My wife, however, didn't like the lava and scree on this side of Mt. St. Helens and we ended up turning around much sooner than expected. :( The Mt. Adams Cascade Creek fire didn't look very big from this distance but we could see smoke primarily from two locations. It must have been the wind that dissipated it. Great day but I will need to return either alone or with hikers that don't mind this amazing terrain!
