Flightseeing Mt. Baker and Mt. Shuksan in the Winter!

AAI backpacking guide, Jeff Ries, has a hobby that allows him to provide us with some of the most fantastic photos imaginable.  Jeff is a private pilot.

On a recent beautiful winter day, Jeff made a quick tour around Mount Baker and Mount Shuksan in his little plane.  The following photo essay is the result of that flight.

The north side of Mount Baker and the Black Buttes.

The Black Buttes and the Easton Glacier.

The Easton and the Squak Glaciers

Sherman Peak, the Boulder and the Park Glaciers

Mount Shuksan

Mount Shuksan's distinctive summit pyramid and the Sulphide Glacier

Mount Baker and Mount Shuksan

Mount Shuksan's Summit Pyramid

--Jason D. Martin