SilverSnapDragon t1_j26w9xh wrote on December 30, 2022 at 2:10 AM

Reply to comment by lovesmtns in Made this little poster this evening because I was bored. Never been to Washington but I have passed through, y'all have a beautiful state! by lntercontinental

I live near Mt Baker. It is still venting. When atmospheric conditions are right, I can see the steam condensing into wispy clouds rising from Sherman Crater, from as far away as Bellingham. It’s beautiful and a reminder that Mt Baker is still thermally active. Thankfully, it is also still seismically quiet.

lovesmtns t1_j26xilq wrote on December 30, 2022 at 2:19 AM

I haven't been up there in a long long time (since the 1980's) so maybe those steam caves are still there? That would be something. I sort of suspect though that it was the furious steam that came out between 1975 and 1985 that sustained the caves. Anyways beautiful mountain, one of my favorites. I've been on top 4 times :). In fact, it was my very first major glaciated peak.