PostsCommentsPayoutsvenusdehilo (38)in #nature • 8 years agoCold Water Lake: A Gift from the Volcano"The eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, created a lahar or debris avalanche that rushed down the North Fork of the Toutle River, burying the whole valley up to 600…venusdehilo (38)in #travel • 8 years agoMt. Saint Helens: Visit to a Sleeping VolcanoEver since moving to the Pacific Northwest last winter, my husband and I have been eager to visit the Mt. Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument in southwest Washington state.…venusdehilo (38)in #food • 8 years agoHow to Make Great Iced Coffee at HomeFor coffee-lovers, there's nothing better on a hot afternoon than a glass of delicious iced coffee. It's hard to go wrong: coffee + ice is the basic formula, but why not aim…venusdehilo (38)in #life • 8 years agoHow We Became Olympians: a story about trusting intuitionA year ago, after living in Hawaii for 16 years, my husband and I made the difficult decision to return to the mainland US. There were some practical reasons (business and family…venusdehilo (38)in #steemitartchallenge • 8 years agoMinnow Bait: my Steemit Art Challenge entryMy entry in the Steemit Art Challenge: "Minnow Bait". Watercolor and marker on paper. Here's how it went: 1) It's a lovely day. Let's set up outside on the patio table.…venusdehilo (38)in #introduceyourself • 8 years agoHello, Steemit world!I'm Stephanie, a writer, artist, and entrepreneur living in the Pacific Northwest, equally inspired by the beauty of the natural world and by spirituality and metaphysics. This…