Mount Adams from State Route 97

Coming up north out of the Columbia River gorge on State Highway 97 affords one of the best views of Mount Adams to be gotten anywhere. We stopped at a turnoff on the heights south of Goldendale and the Klickitat Valley for this photo. Mount Adams is one of five active volcanos in the Washington Cascades. The other four are Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier, Glacier Peak and Mount Baker. Mount Adams, however, is so remote that it is almost impossible to get nearer without a heavy duty four-wheel drive vehicle and that over some of the worst roads I've ever been on.