Two men observe Strange Lights and a "Finger" up close near Mt. Saint Helens witnessed in Lewis County, Washington

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During an expedition in the western foothills adjacent to Mt St Helens, two men from our group spotted themselves in a trail depression approximately 100 yards from, and looking down our location, planning to utilize the FLIR from that vantage point to observe myself and another man who planned to spend a few hours in darkness in a known 'hotspot' deep in these woods. After being on-site without artificial illumination for over an hour, at 1 AM we still could not see our hands, legs, etc. If/when we observed/heard anything interesting we would signify that observation to the remote FLIR observation post by playing the song 'Jingle Bells' on the harmonica. That song was only to be played when some form of contact was made. The two of us positioned ourselves roughly facing each other to facilitate a 360 degree field of view. We talked about our plans for the upcoming hunting season, recapped some past events, joked, laughed and played various little ditties on our harmonicas. At ap...