Report from Easton Glacier

Latest field report from the Glacier Climate Project just in! (See previous posts for background)

As we climbed higher, the Black Buttes appeared from the clouds. Hanging below was the strikingly gnarled Deming glacier. Deming is the main water source for the town of Bellingham, but it’s an impassable steep mass of cracking blue ice. As such, surrogate measurements from the Easton are used in order to assess the town’s water supply, underscoring the importance of our work that day.

More at http://glacierdocumentary.com/?p=198  including a Topo map...