Post Tagged with: "Mt Baker"

Heliotrope Ridge

Heliotrope Ridge

When I was growing up, my parents would regale me with stories of their adventures in Alaska— particularly their accounts of glaciers, which they visited[Read More…]

by September 15, 2014 0 comments Trails
Winter is Time for Trip Planning

Winter is Time for Trip Planning

For summer planning, look for the road to open all the way to the Artist Point lot by the first week in August.

by November 30, 2012 0 comments Trails
Weather of Mt Baker Mt Baker Snowshoe

Weather of Mt Baker Mt Baker Snowshoe

As we split up and walked the ridge lines, photographing the ever changing weather, I arrived at Huntoon Point, a highpoint with 360 degree views of both Mt. Baker and Mt. Shuksan. Hovering ominously to the southeast of Baker was a large cloud in the shape of a thunderhead. Further to the south, near the peaks surrounding the Glacier Peak Wilderness, distant thunderheads loomed: a wispy haze of snow and rain coming down from them occasionally.

by April 3, 2012 0 comments Fireside