One of Five... by bmac62

Photography • Landscape • posted on Aug 19, 2016

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Mount Baker is listed as one of the five active volcanoes in Washington State. I took this photo from a vantage point only ten miles from where we camp for our summers in the Pacific Northwest. Its last eruption was from September to November 1880...which in geologic terms wasn't very long ago. Volcanism has persisted here for 1.5 million years. The Spanish explorer Gonzalo Lopez de Haro first mapped it in 1790 as the Gran Montana del Carmelo. The British explorer George Vancouver renamed the mountain for 3rd Lieutenant Joseph Baker of HMS Discovery, who saw it on April 30, 1792.

Comments (18)

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Faemike55

7:23PM | Fri, 19 August 2016

Beautiful capture! let's hope it stays quiet for a while

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npauling

7:42PM | Fri, 19 August 2016

A very beautiful capture of this lovely place. Your area is a bit like New Zealand and you just hope that the mountains stay dormant for the next 100 years.

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Richardphotos

7:53PM | Fri, 19 August 2016

very beautiful volcano. I am afraid to go close to an active one. I was on the edge of Taal Lake which has the Taal Volcano in the middle. it was smoking. there were small boats there that would take people to the Taal island, but not me. there are people that live there year round farming and fishing

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RodS

9:33PM | Fri, 19 August 2016

What a spectacular shot, Bill! The depth is just breathtaking!

Every now and then one of them wakes up and lets us know it's still alive...

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kenmo

10:04PM | Fri, 19 August 2016

Impressive scene and photo...

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wysiwig

10:56PM | Fri, 19 August 2016

Very impressive capture but it almost looks like a painted background.

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kgb224

4:33AM | Sat, 20 August 2016

Amazing capture Bill. God bless.

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durleybeachbum

5:30AM | Sat, 20 August 2016

I agree with Mark, it looks like a stage backdrop!

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Mondwin

5:48AM | Sat, 20 August 2016

Superbly view my friend!!!Bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma

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jmb007

6:22AM | Sat, 20 August 2016

belle photo

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jendellas

9:20AM | Sat, 20 August 2016

An amazing capture, very beautiful. xx

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flavia49

6:11PM | Sat, 20 August 2016

wonderful

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jocko500

9:48PM | Sat, 20 August 2016

wonderful

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sandra46

10:54AM | Mon, 22 August 2016

MARVELOUS WORK

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goodoleboy

7:15PM | Mon, 22 August 2016

Great contrast in this shot of the slumbering giant appearing ghostly in the powder blue background.

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Cyve

7:46AM | Wed, 31 August 2016

Absolutely FABULOUS... I olve it a lot !!!

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junge1

11:58PM | Sun, 11 September 2016

Nice shot and interesting information. I think a few years ago it had a slight plume escape from its summit. But after the eruption of Mt. Saint Helens in May 1980, one never knows. I hope I don't see Mt. Rainier erupt, another of those so-called dormant volcanoes. But as you point out, 100, or even 200 years in geologic times is nothing.

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anahata.c

4:58PM | Sat, 05 November 2016

Given that we have very few active volcanoes in Chicago (2, 3 tops), it's always a thrill to know that the mountain I'm looking at is one of them. One wouldn't know, to just look. A beautiful shot for its mix of heavy darks in the foreground with apparition-like peaks in the background. With a mediary layer or two, in between. Wonderful contrasts. And the whites on that peak really stand out, even though they're ghost-like. Majestic and mysterious. You two have seen such incredible nature!