Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Memorial Day Photos

Hiking in from Pole Creek Trailhead

South Sister

Middle Sister and North Sister

Shooting Stars

Broken Top

South Sister

This hillside has been snow covered on all our previous Memorial Day trips.

Broken Top

Middle Sister

Very smooth snow this year which led to good skiing


Middle Sister

Broken Top, Mt Bachelor, and South Sister

Prouty Point

Looking west from the saddle


North Sister

Almost to the top of Middle Sister

On top of Middle Sister

View from the top

The Cascade Volcanos in a line from the summit

North Sister on the way down


Looking back toward Middle Sister

Jacob, Mom, and Dad on skis

North Sister

Mt Jefferson

The ridge of North Sister

Middle Sister

Broken Top, Mt Bachelor, and South Sister

Middle Sister

Very windy on the ridge


Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Boucher - Hermit Loop

DAY 1

Rock pitching on the Hermit Trail

Looking across at the Dripping Springs drainage


Jacob with the Hermit Creek drainage behind him

Looking down the Hermit Creek drainage


DAY 2

Jacob and Maddy on Yuma Point

Water on Yuma Point after a recent rain

Descending toward Boucher Creek

Sheep along Boucher Creek



Boucher Creek

Hiking toward Slate Creek


Crystal Rapids



DAY 3

The sheep


Boucher Rapids

Boucher Creek

Maddy along Boucher Creek

Dad hiking up Boucher Creek



Hiking between Boucher Creek and Hermit Creek

The River


Maddy on the Tonto Trail


Descending into Hermit Creek drainage on the Tonto Trail







Maddy and Jacob hiking on the Tonto Trail

Hermit Rapids


Hermit Creek

The trail down Hermit Creek


A chunk of the rim rock the broke off

Maddy heading down Hermit Creek

Heading down Hermit Creek


The River

Maddy and Jacob along Hermit Rapids

Hermit Rapids


Hermit Rapids





Mica in Hermit Creek drainage




Ruins near Hermit Creek



DAY 4

Maddy on the Tonto Trail

More ruins by Hermit Creek











The Tonto Trail


Maddy on the Tonto Trail

Climbing up the Hermit Trail


A rockslide on the Hermit Trail

Looking down on The Canyon


Maddy climbing the Hermit Trail


Looking down the Hermit drainage

Mom, Dad, and Jacob climbing out