The current “Virtual Tour” consists of 18 sites in the Vancouver region and along the Sea to Sky highway between Vancouver and Whistler, and beyond.

Each site has it’s own page. As of Sept 18, 2017, resources on each page, and the organization or layout of the site is “germinal”. It’s very much a first draft, and will change as ideas emerge and difficulties arise.

Eventually I hope there will be more than just the one Sea to Sky “Virtual field trip”. There are plans in the works to include virtual versions of the Pacific Museum of the Earth’s hazards exhibits (via the PME website”, more interactive resources (gigpixel photos, interactive 360 panoramas, 360 panoramic videos, etc.) for the existing sites, and additional sites. Perhaps a virtual “hike” from Squamish, up to Efin lakes, the Opal Cone, and around the Ring Creek Lava flow. Or into the Black Tusk and Cinder Cone region of Garibaldi park. We’ll see.

There will also be student-generated global maps of hazardous events, with perspectives related to the natural processes causing them, methods and limitations of forecasting, consequences to life, property and the environment, and mitigation strategies. These are being piloted Fall 2017, and resources should become stable by summer 2018.

Please send suggestions, comments, corrections etc to fjones@eoas.ubc.ca.