luciano136/Other - Hikes-Mountains/WA - Mt Adams - Jul28th-29th 2007 - Photobucket

DSCN4308.jpg This memorial rock is found right at the trailhead - let&#039;s not be one of them :-) image by luciano136

DSCN4309.jpg The lower part of the trail is forested like this image by luciano136

DSCN4310.jpg Mt. Adams makes its first appearance through the trees image by luciano136

DSCN4311.jpg About 2000 feet of the route can be seen from here image by luciano136

DSCN4312.jpg Wilderness boundary image by luciano136

DSCN4313.jpg Mt. Hood (11239&#039;  - 3426m) which made the news all too often this past winter because of climbers in trouble image by luciano136

DSCN4314.jpg Looking back down to the lower part of the trail image by luciano136

DSCN4315.jpg The Crescent glacier image by luciano136

DSCN4317.jpg Mt. Hood from my campsite at night image by luciano136

DSCN4318.jpg Sunday morning 6am - Mt. St. Helens pops through the clouds... image by luciano136

DSCN4319.jpg ...and so does Hood. image by luciano136

DSCN4320.jpg My poor tent survived the all-night wind beating image by luciano136

DSCN4321.jpg Mt. Adams&#039; giant shadow image by luciano136

DSCN4322.jpg Making my way up to about 9000 feet image by luciano136

DSCN4323.jpg Looking back towards my campsite image by luciano136

DSCN4325.jpg Approaching the Lunch Counter - a campsite at about 9250 feet (2818m) image by luciano136

DSCN4326.jpg The bottom part of the slope to the false summit image by luciano136

DSCN4327.jpg The first steep section before it levels off a little bit image by luciano136