Washington National Forest 
Vancouver, is a practically extinct volcano 10,730 feet 
in height. It was first ascended by the Coleman party 
in 1869. ‘The mountain 
is incrusted with snow 
and ice, surrounded by 
green meadows, a region of 
irresistible interest to the 
mountaineer, geologist, 
botanist, and nature lover. 
Faint sulphur fumes still 
tt te rise trom the crater. 
Mount Baker may be as-— 
cended on three sides. ‘The climbing season runs from 
July 15 to September 30, August being the best month. 
From Glacier, on the north side, which is reached in 
1% hours via automobile road from Bellingham, a trail 
This is a 
grassy divide of about 3 acres which thrusts itself into 
leads to Heliotrope Ridge, 10 miles distant. 
the heart of Roosevelt Glacier, with the great white 
dome of the mountain towering above. ‘The summit can 
be reached from this point. 
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Across it on a summer evening is cast a perfect likencss of the great mountain’’ 
Seven miles east of Glacier is the Nooksack Falls power 
plant, where the river formsa cataract more than 100 
feet high. 
At the Three-Mile board a trail ascends to Sky Line 
Ridge, 6,500 feet in elevation, where it is lost in the 
rolling meadows, dotted with clumps of alpine fir which 
shield the tents of the campers. 
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Formations resembling cliff dwellings on the slopes of Mount Baker 
Many prefer to ascend Mount Baker from the west side 
at Mazama Park. Here there is a cabin shelter free to 
visitors, and the round trip to the summit can be made 
in from 8 to 12 hours. Easton and Deming Glaciers are 
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Mount Baker and the Twin Sisters 
within easy walking distance from Mazama Park. 
There is a good automobile road from Deming to 
Heisler Ranch, from which point Mazama Park is 
distant 16 miles by trail. 
The east side of Mount Baker 
Concrete, but owing to the long distance by trail, 
is accessible from 
few people ascend from this point. 
Baker Lake, which has the largest sockeye salmon 
in the United States, is 
hatchery 17 miles above 
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