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  • Two hardened tubes are visible in the Ape Cave, a lava tube located near Mount St. Helens in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington state. The ape cave formed about 2,000 years ago during the only known period when fluid basaltic lava erupted from the volcano. The outside edges of the lava flow cooled first, providing a crust that allowed fluid lava to continue flowing inside. This period of activity may have lasted a year during which the lava level rose and fell, leading to the unique shapes inside the cave. The Ape Cave lava tube is 13,042 feet (3976 meters) long, ranking as the third-longest in North America. The cave is named for a local hiking club, the St. Helens Apes.
    WA_Ape-Cave_Two-Tubes_1065.jpg
  • Mount Rainier, the tallest mountain in the Cascade Range, is rendered in near silhouette as Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) and noctilucent clouds provide some light in the twilight sky in this view from High Rock in Washington state. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago.
    Rainier_Comet-Neowise_Noctilucent-Cl...jpg
  • Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) and a meteor shine in the night sky over Mount Rainier in Washington state. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago. Mount Rainier, which has a summit of 14,411 feet (4,392 meters), is the highest mountain in Washington state and largest volcano in the Cascade Range.
    Rainier_Comet-Neowise_High-Rock_8277.jpg
  • Mount Rainier, the tallest mountain in the Cascade Range, is rendered in near silhouette as Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) and noctilucent clouds provide some light in the twilight sky in this view from High Rock in Washington state. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago.
    Rainier_Comet-Neowise_Noctilucent-Cl...jpg
  • Leaves of several California corn lilies (Veratrum californicum) grow around each other in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington state. California corn lilies, also known as California false hellebore, are found in mountain meadows from the Cascades to the Sierra Nevada.
    Corn-Lilies_Gifford-Pincho-NF_8811.jpg
  • Dramatic ice sculptures form in the Guler Ice Cave, a partially collapsed lava tube near Mount Adams, Washington. The cave, located near the community of Trout Lake, features thousands of icicles and other ice formations. One end of the lava tube is lower than the other, which scientists believes traps cold air in the lava tube year round.
    GulerIceCave_8446.jpg
  • Thousands of icicles, including some that stretch from floor to ceiling, form in the Guler Ice Cave near Mount Adams, Washington. The cave is a partially collapsed lava tube formed during an eruption of Mount Adams during the past 20,000 years. One end of the cave is lower than the other and scientists think that traps cold air, which keeps the cave icy even during the summer. The Guler Ice Cave is located near the community of Trout Lake.
    GulerIceCave_8406.jpg
  • Thousands of icicles, including some that stretch from floor to ceiling, form in the Guler Ice Cave near Mount Adams, Washington. The cave is a partially collapsed lava tube formed during an eruption of Mount Adams during the past 20,000 years. One end of the cave is lower than the other and scientists think that traps cold air, which keeps the cave icy even during the summer. The Guler Ice Cave is located near the community of Trout Lake.
    GulerIceCave_8450.jpg
  • Iron Creek Falls, located in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest near Mount St. Helens, fans out and drops a couple dozen feet into a splash pool.
    IronCreekFalls.jpg
  • Falls Creek Falls, located in Skamania County, Washington, drops 207 feet in three tiers. The bottom two tiers are visible here.
    FallsCreekFalls_WA_8393.jpg
  • Dramatic ice sculptures form in the Guler Ice Cave, a partially collapsed lava tube near Mount Adams, Washington. The cave, located near the community of Trout Lake, features thousands of icicles and other ice formations. One end of the lava tube is lower than the other, which scientists believes traps cold air in the lava tube year round.
    GulerIceCave_8421.jpg
  • Falls Creek Falls, located in Skamania County, Washington, drops 207 feet in three tiers. The bottom two tiers are visible here.
    FallsCreekFalls_WA_8402.jpg
  • Mount Adams, one of five volcanoes in Washington state, is reflected in the relatively still waters of Takhlakh Lake in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
    Adams_TakhlakhLake_3237.jpg
  • Two hardened tubes are visible in the Ape Cave, a lava tube located near Mount St. Helens in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington state. The ape cave formed about 2,000 years ago during the only known period when fluid basaltic lava erupted from the volcano. The outside edges of the lava flow cooled first, providing a crust that allowed fluid lava to continue flowing inside. This period of activity may have lasted a year during which the lava level rose and fell, leading to the unique shapes inside the cave. The Ape Cave lava tube is 13,042 feet (3976 meters) long, ranking as the third-longest in North America. The cave is named for a local hiking club, the St. Helens Apes.
    WA_Ape-Cave_Two-Tubes_5130.jpg
  • Water that drips into the Ape Cave collects into a stream as it flows through North America’s third-largest lava tube, located in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Washington state. The Ape Cave formed during an eruption of Mount St. Helens approximately 2,000 years ago. An 8-mile-long (13-kilometer-long) lava flow poured down the southern flank of the volcano. Lava cools from the outside-in, so the flow became like a straw, allowing lava to continue to flow through a hardened crust. The cave is 13,042 feet long (3,975 meters) and the rock is porous, allowing rainwater to seep in.
    WA_Ape-Cave_Stream_5105.jpg
  • The Ape Cave makes a sharp bend in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Washington state. The Ape Cave is 13,042 feet long (3,975 meters), making it the third-longest lava tube in North America. It formed during an eruption of Mount St. Helens approximately 2,000 years ago. An 8-mile-long (13-kilometer-long) lava flow poured down the southern flank of the volcano. Lava cools from the outside-in, so the flow became like a straw, allowing lava to continue to flow through a hardened crust.
    WA_Ape-Cave_Bend_5094.jpg
  • Several lava rocks hang over the floor of the Ape Cave in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Washington state. The Ape Cave is a lava tube, formed during an eruption of Mount St. Helens 2,000 years ago. Lava cools from the outside-in, so the flow became like a straw, allowing lava to continue to flow through a hardened crust. The rocks once hung from the ceiling of the cave, but broke off while lava was still flowing through the tube. They traveled with the flow until they became wedged in a narrow passage.
    WA_Ape-Cave_Lava-Rocks_5114.jpg
  • The Ape Cave gently curves in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Washington state. The Ape Cave is 13,042 feet long (3,975 meters), making it the third-longest lava tube in North America. It formed during an eruption of Mount St. Helens approximately 2,000 years ago. An 8-mile-long (13-kilometer-long) lava flow poured down the southern flank of the volcano. Lava cools from the outside-in, so the flow became like a straw, allowing lava to continue to flow through a hardened crust.
    WA_Ape-Cave_Passage_5087.jpg
  • Water that drips into the Ape Cave collects into a stream as it flows through North America’s third-largest lava tube, located in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Washington state. The Ape Cave formed during an eruption of Mount St. Helens approximately 2,000 years ago. An 8-mile-long (13-kilometer-long) lava flow poured down the southern flank of the volcano. Lava cools from the outside-in, so the flow became like a straw, allowing lava to continue to flow through a hardened crust. The cave is 13,042 feet long (3,975 meters) and the rock is porous, allowing rainwater to seep in.
    WA_Ape-Cave_Stream_5104.jpg
  • A lava rock known as the "meatball" hangs over the floor of the Ape Cave in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Washington state. The Ape Cave is a lava tube, formed during an eruption of Mount St. Helens 2,000 years ago. Lava cools from the outside-in, so the flow became like a straw, allowing lava to continue to flow through a hardened crust. The meatball once hung from the ceiling of the cave, but broke off while lava was still flowing through the tube. It traveled with the flow until it became wedged in a narrow passage.
    WA_Ape-Cave_Meatball_5116.jpg
  • The ceiling of the Ape Cave, a lava tube in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Washington state, somewhat mimics the shape of the passage below. The Ape Cave is 13,042 feet long (3,975 meters), making it the third-longest lava tube in North America. It formed during an eruption of Mount St. Helens approximately 2,000 years ago. An 8-mile-long (13-kilometer-long) lava flow poured down the southern flank of the volcano. Lava cools from the outside-in, so the flow became like a straw, allowing lava to continue to flow through a hardened crust.
    WA_Ape-Cave_Ceiling_5111.jpg
  • The ceiling of the Ape Cave, a lava tube in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Washington state, somewhat mimics the shape of the passage below. The Ape Cave is 13,042 feet long (3,975 meters), making it the third-longest lava tube in North America. It formed during an eruption of Mount St. Helens approximately 2,000 years ago. An 8-mile-long (13-kilometer-long) lava flow poured down the southern flank of the volcano. Lava cools from the outside-in, so the flow became like a straw, allowing lava to continue to flow through a hardened crust.
    WA_Ape-Cave_Ceiling_5110.jpg
  • A narrow passage of the Ape Cave gently curves in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Washington state. The Ape Cave is 13,042 feet long (3,975 meters), making it the third-longest lava tube in North America. It formed during an eruption of Mount St. Helens approximately 2,000 years ago. An 8-mile-long (13-kilometer-long) lava flow poured down the southern flank of the volcano. Lava cools from the outside-in, so the flow became like a straw, allowing lava to continue to flow through a hardened crust.
    WA_Ape-Cave_Narrow-Curve_5091.jpg
  • The west face of Mount Adams rises far above the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington state. Adams, at 12276 ft, (3742 m), is the second-tallest mountain in Washington.
    MountAdams_WestFace_9851.jpg
  • Mount Hood, which stands 11,239 feet, is Oregon's highest peak. The volcano, which was formed since the last ice age, towers above a thick blanket of fog in this view from a high ridge in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest..
    Hood_FogBank_3408.jpg
  • Panther Creek Falls, located in Skamania County, Washington, drops 136 feet (41 meters) in several tiers. Panther Creek is fed by several creeks that begin on peaks in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and ultimately empties into the Wind River.
    WA_PantherCreekFalls_1625.jpg
  • Mount Adams, one of five volcanoes in Washington state, is reflected in the relatively still waters of Takhlakh Lake in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Mount Adams, at 12276 ft. (3742 m), is the second-tallest mountain in the state.
    Adams_TakhlakhLake_3256.jpg
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