Adventure Speaker Series: Carolyn Driedger, New views of Mount Rainier

Rainier is renowned for supporting the largest glacier ice mass in the contiguous U.S. Over recent decades, new observations have transformed our understanding of its glaciers and adjacent features.

Carolyn Driedger-Mastin (cmastin@comcast.net) will lead us on several virtual hikes, with each revealing intriguing stories, including some ‘chilling’ tales of glaciers and lava flows. This presentation can help you explore Mount Rainier with a fresh perspective. Here, we make virtual hikes to five locations at Mount Rainier. Each journey tells a story of interactions among ancient hot lava flows against cold glacier ice. The bulk of Mount Rainier's cone was constructed during eruptions taking place at the time of a great ice age. The mountain's glaciers were enormous. Lava from eruptions cozied up close to the ice, chilled, and hardened in place. This interpretation of the landscape was developed and recognized in full over only the past 30 years, and it has revolutionized our understanding of the mountain's ridges, valleys, and steep-walled cliffs. After viewing this presentation, your hikes at Mount Rainier will never be the same as you browse the landscape with a fresh pair of eyes.

Please RSVP for this event using the button at right.  Non-members are welcome to sign up as a guest.  Meeting changes are possible, so RSVP to receive updates.

Location- Friends Meeting House.  3201 Boston Harbor Rd Olympia.

6:00- Doors open.  Meet the Mountaineers, check out our Mountaineers library, watch the audiovisual presentation and pick up pamphlets on membership, activities, and classes.

6:45- Branch announcement of upcoming classes and events.

7:00- The speaker starts promptly at 7:00pm.  Arrive earlier for parking and seating.