Big debris slide on Baker - from the Bellingham Herald:
Massive debris flow visible on Mount Baker
Climbers on Mount Baker photographed a recent debris flow across Boulder Glacier on the volcano’s eastern flank in early June — but the barrage of ice and rock was more a geologic curiosity than a real threat to most people.
Such debris flows occur occasionally and are not a concern to anyone except mountaineers, a Western Washington University geologist said. But observers will notice what resembles a river of gray on the 10,781-foot summit that’s about 30 miles east of Bellingham.
“It’s not a threat, it’s a scientific curiosity, and it will be very visible,” said Dave Tucker, research associate in WWU’s Geology Department and a board member of the Mount Baker Volcano Research Center. “There will be a dark streak on the glacier until there’s snow.”
Baker is an active volcano. Gorgeous photo with the sun glory.
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