Geology of Mount Rainier
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- čas přidán 9. 10. 2023
- Mount Rainier, an icon of the Pacific Northwest, is surrounded by a dramatic landscape of volcanic ridges and glacier-carved valleys. Look closer, and this familiar landscape contains the origin story of this area. It has been covered in swamps and ancient seas, flowing lava, explosive ash, and thick sheets of ice. Mountains rose and eroded away.
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Thank you national park!
"Glaciers constrained [subsequent] lava flows to the tops of ridgelines."
I had never appreciated that dynamic before. Thank you.
My climbing friend and I did the summit in August 76. Yea, I was scared.
Fears of fathom 4 iron bark lookout
It's crazy to think that when I was growing up just in the 90's we learned that Mt Rainier is an "extinct" volcano. But now that dialogue has drastically changed. Now we have lahar sirens in the Puyallup River valley. It's quite humbling that in a geological timeline Mt Rainier has been very active.
I was in school in the 90’s too, and I have know idea where you heard “extinct”, that’s total BS. No way that’s what was taught.
Mt Rainier “Extinct” that was never taught in school. You don’t know what you’re talking about.
People might like to see photos of when there are unusual looking clouds around the summit. These clouds form because the weather way up there is so different from what's way below. Some of the clouds look like enormous flying saucers.
I see this mountain from my backyard 😃 and I'm the first to coment 🤣
So, let it blow!! If people were stupid enough to move there,it is there problem, not ours!!
Hopefully you won't drop the ball major event, and you'll close your damn gates when the D-BAGS show up! You literally have "1" job!......PROTECT THE NATIONAL PARK!