We did a Family backpack above Bird Creek Meadows July 10-12, 2009. From the bird creek meadows trailhead (5600ft) in the Yakima reservation we hiked to an alpine lake at about 8,000ft, just below the Mazama glacier on Mt Adams. 
We spent day two doing a Glacier climb school and Mazama glacier exploration - see extreme ice climbing pics below...
Late Saturday we hiked down into timberline looking for a new place to explore - we found beautiful meadows but the clouds of mosquitos that drove us to an early departure.
Trip waypoints:
Latitude:46.176 Longitude:-121.4659 Nearest Location:not known Distance:not known Time:07/11/2009 11:56:15 (US/Pacific) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=46.176,-121.4659&ll=46.176,-121.4659&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Latitude:46.1742 Longitude:-121.4665 Nearest Location:not known Distance:not known Time:07/11/2009 09:43:20 (US/Pacific) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=46.1742,-121.4665&ll=46.1742,-121.4665&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Latitude:46.1698 Longitude:-121.4625 Nearest Location:not known Distance:not known Time:07/11/2009 07:37:25 (US/Pacific) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=46.1698,-121.4625&ll=46.1698,-121.4625&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Latitude:46.1703 Longitude:-121.4625 Nearest Location:not known Distance:not known Time:07/10/2009 18:51:32 (US/Pacific) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=46.1703,-121.4625&ll=46.1703,-121.4625&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Latitude:46.1697 Longitude:-121.4622 Nearest Location:not known Distance:not known Time:07/10/2009 15:13:34 (US/Pacific) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=46.1697,-121.4622&ll=46.1697,-121.4622&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Latitude:46.1742 Longitude:-121.4665 Nearest Location:not known Distance:not known Time:07/11/2009 09:43:20 (US/Pacific) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=46.1742,-121.4665&ll=46.1742,-121.4665&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Latitude:46.1698 Longitude:-121.4625 Nearest Location:not known Distance:not known Time:07/11/2009 07:37:25 (US/Pacific) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=46.1698,-121.4625&ll=46.1698,-121.4625&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Latitude:46.1703 Longitude:-121.4625 Nearest Location:not known Distance:not known Time:07/10/2009 18:51:32 (US/Pacific) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=46.1703,-121.4625&ll=46.1703,-121.4625&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Latitude:46.1697 Longitude:-121.4622 Nearest Location:not known Distance:not known Time:07/10/2009 15:13:34 (US/Pacific) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=46.1697,-121.4622&ll=46.1697,-121.4622&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Latitude:46.1629 Longitude:-121.4537 Nearest Location:not known Distance:not known Time:07/10/2009 13:25:58 (US/Pacific) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=46.1629,-121.4537&ll=46.1629,-121.4537&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Latitude:46.1539 Longitude:-121.4249 Nearest Location:not known Distance:not known Time:07/10/2009 10:58:15 (US/Pacific) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=46.1539,-121.4249&ll=46.1539,-121.4249&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Latitude:46.1539 Longitude:-121.4249 Nearest Location:not known Distance:not known Time:07/10/2009 10:58:15 (US/Pacific) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=46.1539,-121.4249&ll=46.1539,-121.4249&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Personal Gear
See Gear list #1 and #2. You must have a sturdy pair that are crampon compatible and a bike helmet. (I have most I have some plastic boots for feet men’s 10-11. )
To meeting spot at the ranger station in Trout lake, Wa:
Directions: From Portland, OR, take I-84 east to exit 64 at Hood River. Cross the toll bridge across the Columbia River and turn right at the “T” with Highway 14. Drive east for about 2 miles and turn left onto Highway 141, and follow the signs to Trout Lake. To reach the Ranger Station, stay on Highway 141 out of Trout Lake. The Mt. Adams Ranger Station is on Highway 141, on the left, .8 miles past the junction of Mt. Adams Rec Hwy and Highway 141.
Directions to the Trailhead (edited from From Eyehike)
To reach the trailhead, go straight at the intersection of Highway 141 and Mt. Adams Rec Hwy, Road 82. At 1.1 miles, stay right at the road junction. You’ll see a sign for Bird Creek Meadows. At 1.4 miles, stay right again at another road junction. At 4.4 miles, you enter the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Follow the signs to Bird Creek Meadows. The pavement ends 4.5 miles from the junction of Hwy 141 and Mt. Adams Rec Hwy.Continue on the main road, following the signs to Bird Creek Meadows and Road 82. Six miles after the pavement ends, turn onto Forest road 8290. About .6 miles farther, you go straight at a junction with a logging road. The road becomes dusty, narrow, and rough. At 13.2 miles, you cross over Bird Creek. After four slow miles farther, you come to Mirror Lake. Follow the road another mile to the parking lot at the junction of Trails 20 and 105. A self-pay permit box is at the trailhead. $5 day use $20 camping fee. Drive time is almost 75 minutes from White Salmon.
Links to this area:
Weather for east slopes of Mt Adams
Current Trail Conditions
Yakama Nation Forestry Development Program, (509) 865-5121, ext 657
Mt. AdamsRanger District, 2455 Hwy 141 Trout Lake, WA 98650 (509) 395-3400
Other links:
http://bp2.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip.aspx?tripId=30814
http://www.nwhiker.com/GPNFHike79.html http://www.backpacker.com/october_2008_mount_adams_mountaineering/destinations/12593 http://mikessummits.blogspot.com/search/label/Mt%20Adams
http://www.oregonpeakadventures.com/the_gap_traverse.htm
"Trout Lake, now internationally known as a UFO hot spot, is located at the base of Mt. Adams..."
See Gear list #1 and #2. You must have a sturdy pair that are crampon compatible and a bike helmet. (I have most I have some plastic boots for feet men’s 10-11. )
To meeting spot at the ranger station in Trout lake, Wa:
Directions: From Portland, OR, take I-84 east to exit 64 at Hood River. Cross the toll bridge across the Columbia River and turn right at the “T” with Highway 14. Drive east for about 2 miles and turn left onto Highway 141, and follow the signs to Trout Lake. To reach the Ranger Station, stay on Highway 141 out of Trout Lake. The Mt. Adams Ranger Station is on Highway 141, on the left, .8 miles past the junction of Mt. Adams Rec Hwy and Highway 141.
Directions to the Trailhead (edited from From Eyehike)
To reach the trailhead, go straight at the intersection of Highway 141 and Mt. Adams Rec Hwy, Road 82. At 1.1 miles, stay right at the road junction. You’ll see a sign for Bird Creek Meadows. At 1.4 miles, stay right again at another road junction. At 4.4 miles, you enter the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Follow the signs to Bird Creek Meadows. The pavement ends 4.5 miles from the junction of Hwy 141 and Mt. Adams Rec Hwy.Continue on the main road, following the signs to Bird Creek Meadows and Road 82. Six miles after the pavement ends, turn onto Forest road 8290. About .6 miles farther, you go straight at a junction with a logging road. The road becomes dusty, narrow, and rough. At 13.2 miles, you cross over Bird Creek. After four slow miles farther, you come to Mirror Lake. Follow the road another mile to the parking lot at the junction of Trails 20 and 105. A self-pay permit box is at the trailhead. $5 day use $20 camping fee. Drive time is almost 75 minutes from White Salmon.
Links to this area:
Weather for east slopes of Mt Adams
Current Trail Conditions
Yakama Nation Forestry Development Program, (509) 865-5121, ext 657
Mt. AdamsRanger District, 2455 Hwy 141 Trout Lake, WA 98650 (509) 395-3400
Other links:
http://bp2.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip.aspx?tripId=30814
http://www.nwhiker.com/GPNFHike79.html http://www.backpacker.com/october_2008_mount_adams_mountaineering/destinations/12593 http://mikessummits.blogspot.com/search/label/Mt%20Adams
http://www.oregonpeakadventures.com/the_gap_traverse.htm
"Trout Lake, now internationally known as a UFO hot spot, is located at the base of Mt. Adams..."
