Mount Baker
Community Voices / End-of-summer hike brings home climate effects on Mount Baker
September 16, 2021
Alan Fritzberg
Hotter-than-usual weather — including a heat dome incident — resulted in more extensive snow and glacier melt than usual on Mount Baker this summer. A hike up Heliotrope Ridge Trail yielded dramatic close-up views of how much the mountain has changed over the last several decades.