February Geology Image of the Month: Mica Lake

Mica Lake is a small ice-gouged lake along the Pacific Crest Trail about 5 miles northwest of Glacier Peak. Photo by Eric Schuster, September 2013.

October Image of the Month Errata

Apologies for the misidentification of the Glacier Peak glaciers named in the description of the October Geology Image of the Month. The revised description: The Glacier Peak photo shows the west side of Glacier Peak (elev. 10541 ft.), a young stratovolcano located in the Cascade Range, eastern Snohomish County, Washington.  Prominent glaciers are the slightly […]

October Geology Image of the Month: Glacier Peak along the Pacific Crest Trail

The October Geology Image of the Month was submitted by DGER Geologist, Eric Schuster. It shows the west side of Glacier Peak (elev. 10541 ft.), a young stratovolcano located in the Cascade Range, eastern Snohomish County, Washington. Prominent glaciers are the Kennedy Glacier, center of photo, and the Ptarmigan Glacier, to the left. Striking is […]

December Image of the Month: Mount Rainier as seen from the Pacific Crest Trail

This month’s image was contributed by one of Washington State Geological Survey’s most preeminent geologists, J. Eric Schuster. He explains, “I took the picture from the Pacific Crest Trail above Crystal Mountain ski area on September 23, 2011.  The view is to the southwest toward Mount Rainier (14,410 ft, 4392 m).  The Emmons Glacier dominates […]