Last year, three days after the 25th anniversary of the eruption of Mt. Saint Helens, my girlfriend and I went to visit the legendary mountain. The weather was mostly poor but I managed to walk away with a few decent photographs. I particularly liked this telephoto view of the Toutle River as it cuts a new valley through the layers of volcanic ash. A similar photo appears in the spring issue of Nature Photographer along with my article about my visit to the mountain.