How to get there:
From Portland, Oregon, drive along the Columbia
river to the proper intersection heading north
towards Mt. Adams (use a road map). There is
a ranger station where one obtains a mountain
permit. Route description:
From the ranger station one can continue
a bit along the road. Then hike straight
up the mountain to about treeline. From here the
route essentially continues up, one can pretty much
go anywhere (at least this holds in winter/spring). Comments:
We skied from a snowbank closing the road to further
progress by car and up to about treeline fairly late
on a Friday evening. The next morning, this was Memorial
Weekend, we skied in light snow drizzle and overcast up
through the clouds and into clear skies and beautiful
sunshine. The run back down is one of the longer
ski runs one can find, from the summit and all the way to the car.
Resources:
Images
Mount Adams August 24. 2003, from the air. Mount Hood further away on the left.