![]() ![]() It was a great hike, and just might be my favorite hike of the summer.Easier than it looks, but don?t be fooled. There is something special about this mountain that draws me back every year.Īnd to finish this trip report off, two more photos of that meadow again: Out of all the places in the Northwest, I would choose Mount Adams for the last hike of the summer. This was our last big look at the mountain, and our last hike of the year. On our way back, we took a little time to look at the view from Hellroaring Overlook. On the way back, we stopped to enjoy this little meadow.Īnother beautiful view of the meadows and Mount Adams: This was one of the many views of Mount Adams as we headed down the trail. One of the many tough trees above treeline.Īfter enjoying the views up there, we started to head back down. In order of front to back, you can see Bird Creek Meadows, the Cold Springs Burn, Glenwood Valley, and the deserts of Eastern OR/WA.Īnd looking southwest. And the deserts of Eastern Washington could be seen as well. Klickitat Canyon can be seen in the distance, as those brownish cliffs. To the right of it is Bench Lake, and in front of the lake is Hellroaring Meadow. Looking down the way we came up the moraine. This is the view we got when we reached the top: Mount Adams icy summit looming above ice-choked Iceberg Lake. It's hard not to stop and look behind you when this is the view.Ī panorama just below the top of the moraine. The trail to the left, up to the viewpoint: Unless I'm mistaken, this X marks the junction, where you have to head to the right to get to Sunrise Camp. We chose to head to the left, up to the viewpoint. The trail to the left headed up the moraine to an awesome viewpoint. It goes to Iceberg Lake and eventually to Sunrise Camp. The trail reached a "saddle" on the moraine. We started to pick up the pace so we get there before the clouds start to close in again. Here is the view looking west, while climbing the moraine.Īnd looking south to Bird Creek Meadows, and the burned forest from the Cold Springs Fire.įinally the clouds started to clear up over the mountain. We started to climb up a moraine in front of us. They were roaming below from my vantage point, and didn't run away. I was able to get reasonably close to them. And lots of them! I think we saw at leas 30 that day.Ī better close-up. It is marked as unmaintained on the map, and eventually goes to Sunrise Camp at over 8,000 feet.Īs we started to climb out of the trees, we began to see mountain goats. We continued up the trail, now called Trail #20. The view down the Hellroaring Overlook, to Bench Lake. We didn't linger there, but continued on up the trail, hoping to get to Iceberg Lake. This little patch of lupines were pretty much all the lupines we could find. We hoped that the clouds would part later (which they did!). So after a short ways, we came to our first viewpoint, and oh what a view! Little Mount Adams stood out across the valley, and Bench Lake lay below. Then we took a right onto Trail #20, to Hellroaring Overlook. Older maps show that this was an old road to the Bird Creek Meadows Picnic Area. We started out at the Bird Creek Meadows Trailhead. This time we had a craving for alpine scenery, so we decided to head up above treeline, and save the meadows for another time. We decided to save the actual meadows area of Bird Creek Meadows for next year, during the wildflower bloom. Glaciers, meadows, waterfalls, lakes, mountain vistas, canyons, and mountain goats. Few places combine so many elements together so perfectly. This was my first time coming to this side of the mountain, and I was certainly impressed by the beauty and scenic diversity. It is a truly beautiful place, and I definitely recommend it as a first time hike on Mount Adams, for those who haven't hiked on Mount Adams yet. And it just might be my favorite hike of the summer too! But it was a great hike nevertheless and it's definitely my favorite Mount Adams hike that I've done so far. Our very last hike of the year was on Labor Day, so this isn't too recent I'm afraid. ![]()
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