Park at Devils Lake and start early to beat the heat and crowd... the sign says 6.25 miles to the summit, but it's really only 5.5 miles; however, it still gains 4900' of elevation... and it's not a climb... think of it as a hike that gains a lot of elevation.
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After hiking 1.5 miles in the woods, we came out of the trees and got this view of South Sister.
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Looking south as we hike on fairly flat ground above Moraine Lake.
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South Sister from above Moraine Lake.
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Looking down on Moraine Lake and over to Mt. Bachelor.
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Getting closer to where we will begin gaining elevation again.
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larman and Nanda are on the way up.
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As we gain elevation on South Sister, we look south to Mt. Bachelor and see the flat area we crossed above Moraine Lake.
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larman and Nanda are almost up to the Lewis Glacier (8800')... views south to Mt. Bachelor, Sparks Lake, and Moraine Lake below Devils Hill... smoke lingers in the air.
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A panorama looking south from the Lewis Glacier.
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We are at 8800' where the Lewis Glacier feeds this tarn.
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Nanda and larman continue the grind up towards the rim of South Sister... a raven hovers above, ready to pounce on anyone who collapses.
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Looking down on the Lewis Glacier tarn and south to Bachelor.
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Still working towards the South Sister rim.
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We've reached the South Sister rim and a good path will lead us over to the summit... less than 150' of elevation left to do.
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Broken Top (9175') and two of the three Green Lakes from the South Sister rim.
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Carver Lake (7800')
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Broken Top and the third of the three Green Lakes... Broken Hand (8376') is left of Broken Top.
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Chambers Lakes (7200')
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larman and Nanda on the South Sister summit (10,358')... looking at Middle Sister (10,047') and North Sister (10,085')... the Warm Springs fire prevents any view north of Mt. Jefferson.
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A panorama shot of the South Sister rim.
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Chambers Lakes, Middle Sister, and North Sister.
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We are back down to the Lewis Glacier... zoom in on this photo to see more than 40 people on their way to the South Sister rim... a very popular hike.
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A nice look at Moraine Lake below Devils Hill as we head down.
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Looking back on South Sister as clouds start to build.
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Looking over to Broken Top as we hike above Moraine Lake.
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Moraine Lake and Broken Top.
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South Sister from above Moraine Lake.
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A panorama shot of South Sister, Broken Top, and Moraine Lake.
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