South Sister Hike, Aug 14 2007

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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South Sister volcano from the south. We ascended along the left side of the snowfields below the summit.

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Swee and I with Mount Bachelor in the background.

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Silas with Broken Top in the background.

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Mountain hemlocks along the trail

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Silas and Daniel above Moraine Lake, Broken Top in the background

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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South Sister and Moraine Lake.

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Silas, Daniel and David on the trail

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Daniel photographing flowers

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Lupine and buckwheat, Bachelor in the background

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Lupine

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Magenta paintbrush

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Yellow paintbrush

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Lava flow west of the trail

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Bachelor and Moraine lake

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Ground squirrel below the glacier

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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View up at the glacier below the summit

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Bellevue schoolteacher with whom I hiked much of the way up. David and Daniel ahead, Silas way ahead.

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Lava bomb

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Daniel starting across the crater

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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California Tortoiseshell - they were all over the summit rocks

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Underwing view. On the snow they were chilled and sluggish.

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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California Tortoiseshell on the snow

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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California Tortoiseshells flitting over the rocks. It took many attempts to get a half-decent shot of them in flight.

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Alpine flora on the crater rim

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Middle and North Sister seen through the breach on the north side of the crater

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Ice-lake near the north side of the crater. The lake wasn't exposed when we climbed South Sister in June six years ago.

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Daniel and Silas beside the crater ice-lake standing on this year's snow. The gray snowfield to the right of the lake is ice exposed because this year's snow has all melted, indicating that the crater glacier is probably shrinking.

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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The ice-lake

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Boulder perched on the ice. David at upper left.

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Ice-lake in the crater from the summit area. David and Daniel at lower left.

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Silas on the summit crag. North Sister aligned with Mt Jefferson

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Multi-colored moraine lakes on east side of South Sister. Milky color indicates glacier runoff -the clear lakes are no longer directly glacier-fed.

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Silas and David on a summit crag with Bachelor in the background. At least three butterflies are visible.

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Yellow daisies and flies on the crater rim

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Daniel on the glacier south of the summit, on the way down.

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Small crevasse - this glacier has nearly stopped moving.

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Silas on the descent

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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David in mountain hemlock forest on the descent.

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Stream near the trailhead. The water was icy cold.

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Daniel at the edge of the lake by the trailhead. The water flowing in from the stream to his left was very cold - my feet ached just wading across.

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Stones and ripples in the lake

Photos from hike up South Sister near Bend OR with Daniel, David and Silas

On 8/14/07 Daniel and David, my nephew Silas and I hiked up the South Sister volcano following the well-maintained trail up the south side. Beautiful weather, flowers at their peak, orange California Tortoiseshell butterflies everywhere around the summit. Deep turquoise lake in the crater snowfield at the summit.

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Ripple light patterns, toes at lower right.