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This Gallery is south of
Mt Rainier NP (and its spectacular
Christine Falls) in the Gifford Pinchot National
Forest. It houses Old Growth Forest vegetation
and the tantalizing Artistic Lewis
River. The Lower Lewis River Falls was
a favorite Salmon fishing spot; the falls stopped the fish from
going upstream making it easy pickins'.
The Lewis River,
just before it's captured at the Swift Reservoir,
provides a moonlit sunset. Swift Reservoir receives the Swift Creek,
Pine Creek & Muddy River from melting glaciers on volcanic Mount St
Helens. During the 1980 eruption, Swift Reservoir suddenly raised
2.8 feet!!!
This Southern Washington
region hosts Mount
St Helens National Volcanic Monument as well as historical timber
and papermill town, Longview...built
on the confluence of the Cowlitz River and Columbia River.
from "Compelling Landscapes" Gallery 34a ... Destination Washington
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Washington: Central Washington Cascades
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Valley
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Last Updated 7-11-2023