Wildflowers in Bloom Above the Pacific Crest Trail & above High Camp (From the Pacific Crest Trail to about 8000', Mt. Adams Wilderness)........September 18, 2008

Junction of Pacific Crest Trail & High Camp Trail: --- N 46 15.063' --- W 121 31.961' --- Elevation: 6088' --- +/- 21'

Pass Along High Camp Trail at Northern Edge of High Camp: N 46 14.532' --- W 121 31.407' --- Elevation: 6875' --- +/- 19'

High Point at Base of North Cleaver: --- N 46 14.048' --- W 121 30.018' --- Elevation: 8000' --- +/- 16'

Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel - playing chicken with a harrier perched next to it on a rock outcrop.

The 5 photos above show views of Mt. Adams from high above High Camp on the northern slopes of Mt. Adams..........September 29, 2008. Click each photo to see an enlarged view (5x). The photo at upper left shows a view of the Adams Glacier and North Cleaver from across a glacier fed lake about 1000' above High Camp. The photo at upper right shows a view of Mt. Adams and its terminal and lateral moraines from High Camp. The central photo shows a view north from High Camp towards the Goat Rocks Wilderness. The meadows of upper Killen Creek basin can be seen at lower left. The photo at lower left shows a view northeast into the drainages of the two upper branches of the Muddy Fork River which descend from the Lava and Lyman Glaciers on the northeast side of Mt. Adams. the cinder cone at the left of the image is Red Butte (+7000') while the ridge at skyline at the right is the northern edge of the Devils Gardens (7700-8200'). The photo at lower right shows a close-up view of the Adams Glacier.

High Camp Trail #10 and Alpine Slopes Below the North Cleaver

Wildflowers in Bloom Above the Pacific Crest Trail (From the Pacific Crest Trail to about 8000'.)

Mount Adams Wilderness

September 29, 2008