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Daniel Sherman
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The trail begins through a thick, classic Oregon forest of ponderosa pines, western larches, and Douglas firs.
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The Obsidian Trail opens up to a vast lava flow.
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First views of the North Sister (left) and Middle Sister above the lava flow.
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A hiker makes his way through some old-growth forest.
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Meadows become more frequent as the Obsidian Trail nears the PCT with the Middle Sister above.
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Creek crossing below Obsidian Falls.
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Obsidian Falls.
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Nearing Sister Spring below Middle Sister with the summit trail on the right.
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Along the PCT below the Arrowhead Lake bluff.
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The user trail to Arrowhead Lake crosses Scott Spring below North Sister and Middle Sister.
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Scott Spring and the headwaters of Glacier Creek.
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Ascending the user trail to Arrowhead Lake.
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Ascending the user trail to Arrowhead Lake.
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A portion of Arrowhead Lake in late season below North Sister.
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Sunset from the Arrowhead Lake bluff.
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Blue hour after sunset from the Arrowhead Lake bluff.
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The husband to the southwest from the climber's trail.
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Diamond Peak to the south at sunrise with Middle Sister's slope in the foreground.
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Inversion layer from the climber's trail ascending Middle Sister.
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Inversion layer from the climber's trail ascending Middle Sister.
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Summit shadow stretching over the inversion layer from the climber's trail at sunrise with The Husband on the left.
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The trail skirts the toe of the Renfrew Glacier.
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A climber makes his way up the route with the inversion layer far below.
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A climber checks the route alongside the Renfrew Glacier.
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Mount Jefferson and Mount Adams above the inversion layer to the north from the climber's trail.
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Following the Renfrew Glacier.
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First view of the summit from the climber's trail.
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The summit of Mount Washington peaks above the inversion layer.
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Traversing the Renfrew Glacier.
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Now above the Renfrew Glacier, surveying the route taken.
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View to the summit from the Prouty Point saddle.
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The trail ascends through a lose scree field to the summit.
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From left: Mount Washington, Three Fingered Jack, Mount Jefferson, Mount Hood, and Mount Adams in the distance as the inversion layer dissipates.
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A climber ascends the scree field below the prominent North Sister with the other Cascade Peaks to the north.
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View to the south of South Sister (right), Broken Top, and Bachelor in the distance.
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View to the foothills to the west from the summit.
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Contributor Daniel Sherman takes in the view of South Sister from the summit.
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Looking back on the rocky scree field on descent from the summit.
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A climber descends the loose scree field.
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Climbers ascend the Hayden Glacier below Prouty Point and the prominent North Sister.
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The Husband above the Renfrew Glacier.
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Descending the Renfrew Glacier.
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Descending the Renfrew Glacier.
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Interesting volcanic formation above the Renfrew Glacier.
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The route more or less follows these snowfields to the left of the ridge.
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A dry tarn at the base of several snow fields with the summit on the right.
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A climber descends the trail with The Husband above.
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The route rounds the ridge on the left of the frame.
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The distant summit from the beginning of the climber's trail.
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North Sister and Middle Sister above the plains near Arrowhead Lake.
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A climber searching for the best route with North Sister in the background.
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Typical campsite near the shore of Arrowhead Lake with the Cascades to the north in the background.
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Middle Sister reflected in Arrowhead Lake.
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The headwaters of Glacier Creek from the Arrowhead Lake bluff.
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North Sister and Middle Sister reflected in Arrowhead Lake.
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Small lakes dot the landscape along the PCT.
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North Sister and Middle Sister reflected in Arrowhead Lake.
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Little Brother above the user trail to Arrowhead Lake.
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Weathered trees are ever present on the Arrowhead Lake Bluff with Scott Spring and the Cascades to the north.
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The Husband from the Arrowhead Lake bluff.
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Colorful sunset over (from the left) Mount Washington, Three Fingered Jack, Mount Jefferson, and Mount Hood.
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Sunset from the Arrowhead Lake bluff.
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North of the Arrowhead Lake bluff from the user trail.
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Surveying the headwaters of Glacier Creek below the Arrowhead Lake Bluff and the northernmost two Sisters.
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Middle Sister peaks above the trees and the PCT.
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Abundant wildflowers along the Glacier Way Trail.
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A hiker marvels at the scorched forest from a wildfire that burned in summer, 2017.

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