Johnston Ridge Observatory is the best vantage point, although its closed, it looks like you can hike to Loowit Point from Coldwater Ridge.

@@rosea9737 I couldn't see the volcano because it was cloudy, not because of the vantage point :)

Dad a geologist flew over it about 2 weeks before it blew, was splitting severely, then returned a couple weeks after for another flyover. Brother helped install GPS monuments inside crater on extruding part mid 2000's.

@@Mrbfgray That's way cool that took some real gut's I have been looking for the photo's i took that weekend if i can find them i'm having copy's made to donate to people like him .

@@LoganJohnson-lm2bh Never seen but in the distance myself. Gotta change that one day. Think I/we F'ed up processing dad's estate and lost ton of slides inc. those. Big regret for me.

@@Mrbfgray I'm in Tacoma

The Ape Caves, i know them well. ;) a nice place to go when the weather is warm, I still remember the breeze and the smell of the rocks.

Milk a 3 week job into 3 yrs, that's our government *working for US!*