Ross Lake: Exploring the Drawdown by Canoe

$295, North Cascades Environmental Learning Center, Fri Mar 28, 2014 05:00 PM to Sat Mar 29, 2014 08:00 AM with John Reidel

This new field excursion will explore the geologic history of the Ross Lake area during the annual drawdown, a period when the lake is lowered by Seattle City Light and vast new terrain becomes exposed. Jon Reidel, North Cascades National Park's geologist and leader of the Glacial Monitoring Program, will interpret our discoveries.

Class will begin Friday night after a delicious meal served at the Environmental Learning Center with a presentation on the geologic history of the upper Skagit Valley and North Cascades. The following morning we'll rise early, have breakfast, pack a lunch and head off to canoe and camp on Ross Lake. Participants will provide their own camping gear and food for the Ross Lake portion of the trip (the Institute has some gear to loan.) No previous experience necessary.

North Cascades Institute 

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