We decided to try Black Crater, the mountain above Sisters along the McKenzie highway. Oregon 242 had just opened the week prior and thought the trailhead, newly accessible, would be a good place to start exploring.  From town the hike looks very doable. Just a bit of snow on the peak. But what we didn’t realize (along with the half dozen other hikers we encoutered) is that there is still ~3 feet of snow still on the trails.  Better wait till August for this one (2010).  Still got some great views and a few pictures are attached. What we missed by not getting to the summit were the wonderful views of North Sister.

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