he glacier-cloaked peaks of Mount Shuksan and Mount Baker in the North Cascades form the headwaters of the Nooksack River. “Growing up, I knew the importance that not only Baker, but the ...

Related: Read part one of the series on the glaciers of Mount Baker. The Nooksack River starts in the glaciers of the North Cascades, tumbles through lush conifer forests, then meanders past berry ...

The Mt. Baker Highway is a dead-end road that passes by many beautiful hiking trails, mountains, waterfalls, and scenic spots along the Nooksack River Valley and Mt. Baker – Snoqualmie National ...

A lowland flood watch expired Wednesday and new snowfall replaced heavy rain in the mountains Thursday morning, allowing the Mt. Baker Ski ... an eye on the Nooksack River, especially near ...

The Nooksack River starts in small streams around the base of Mount Baker, and empties into Bellingham Bay on Puget Sound. But a few hundred years ago, it used to flow north into Canada.

Government scientists have classified 18 U.S. volcanoes – including Mt. Baker in Whatcom County ... poured down the middle fork of the Nooksack River, reaching beyond Nugent’s Corner ...

Mt. Baker, known as Koma Kulshan to the ... These glaciers contribute to the surrounding river systems, including the Nooksack and Baker rivers, which are vital to the region's ecology.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Nooksack River in Whatcom County after torrential rain fell on fresh snow in the Mount Baker wilderness this week. Road closures in ...

It’s the best snow-free Mount Baker hike during the spring. Along the trail, you might see rafters on the Nooksack River. The first-third of the trail is flat and well maintained, with wrens and ...

And the solutions are also going to take everyone.” A lot of talk, but no answers The Nooksack River starts near the foot of Mount Baker, which at a mere 140,000 years old is one of the youngest ...

The Nooksack River is 75 miles long and goes from Mt. Baker to Bellingham Bay. The river runs high at different parts of the year and that can be dangerous to young, juvenile salmon. As the river ...

Fall colors traditionally put on a terrific show on the well-known trails north of Mount Baker in Whatcom ... 542 by hiking straight up from the Nooksack River valley, a 4,000-foot climb via ...