Fumarole gas team descends into Sherman Crater. Photo copyright Doug Nathe. Click to enlarge.
Guided Geology Field Trip to terminus of Easton Glacier on Mount Baker. September 10, 2016. Details: https://mbvrc.wordpress.com/update-posts/
Link: Today’s Mount Baker eruption simulation from USGS.
More information about Boulder Glacier debris flows is here. The 2016 flow described in the Bellingham Herald article is described with many photos here including new information on the date of the flow- 2 PM May 25th.
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“Mount Baker- 100 years of Change” by John Scurlock. Click to enlarge.
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The MBVRC Board of Directors.
2016 Board: Dave Tucker, Sue Madsen, John Scurlock, and Doug McKeever.
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What is the chemistry and temperature average for the hot springs now? And if I want to check it, where on your site can I view it?
By: suzanne on April 28, 2010
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Hello, Suzanne,
Thanks for your query to MBVRC:
“What is the chemistry and temperature average for the hot springs now? And if I want to check it, where on your site can I view it?”
There is some fumarole chemistry posted on our website, at http://mbvrc.wwu.edu/geochemistry/index.shtml
We do not have Baker Hot Springs geochem posted on the http://www.mbvrc.wwu.edu website. No USGS sampling, to the best of my knowledge, has been recorded at the hot springs since 1988, which is pretty sad. I know that another round of crater fumarole geochemistry measurements will be attempted this coming summer, which I hope we could eventually post on the MBVRC website. I’ll ask those folks to try to sample the springs as well. I strongly suspect that hot spring temps fluctuate a lot during the snowmelt season, when there’s a lot of runoff in the vicinity. That would be an interesting thing to verify. Hmmmmm, sounds like a student project to me….
Thanks for writing.
Dave Tucker
By: magmatist on April 28, 2010
at 13:24
I am very interested in the trip to Baker on the 24th, but I can’t justify the cost to myself. Could you tell me what I will get for my $75.
By: Lee Fuller on September 18, 2011
at 18:18
Lee,
The field trip fee includes van transportation, a trip handout, a full day of hands-on guided geology with digressions to explain any required background material, scintillating company with geologists and interested citizens. How’s that?
Dave
By: magmatist on September 18, 2011
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My neighbor saw a large amount of steam above Mt Baker today (10-2-14) with a mushroom cloud about the steam column. Is anyone knowledgeable about this sighting?
Bernie Walz
By: Bernie Walz on October 2, 2014
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Bernie,
Thanks for writing. No other reports of any large clouds above Baker. Gas emissions, largely water vapor, are always present. With the right atmospheric conditions and good backlighting, they can be quite impressive. No unusual seismic activity is reported from Baker during the period you referred to, and there is nothing now.
By: magmatist on October 4, 2014
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Since moving to Abbotsford from the city of Toronto ato the impressionable age of 14 way back in the mid 80s I have always been in awe of the sheer beauty of this magnificent volcano. Having never seen many mountains growing up let alone an active volcano I was instantly fascinated with it and have been ever since. It opneed my mind up to the amazing world of geology and volcanic geology that I have passed on to my children. Every day I feel lucky enough to live in the shadow of koma kulshans beauty. It’s been a life long dream to one day visit the slopes of the guardian of the white snows one summer or just to see it fart would be great. Since moving here I’ve visited many mountains and volcanoes of the cascade range as well as others farther north but none have impressed me more than koma kulshan. If there is anything I can do to help I would be honored to be a part.
By: John Milner on January 4, 2015
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Thank you for keeping track of the changes the mountain.
By: Hue Beattie on February 23, 2015
at 20:35