Trail marker at the Pole Creek Trailhead.
Three Sisters Wilderness marker with North Sister (10,085') in the background. The area is still recovering from the Pole Creek fire, a lightening-caused wildfire that burned in 2012.
Soap Creek cossing.
Trail junction marker at Soap Creek.
Please stay on the trails while this area recovers from a forest fire.
There are many flat gravel and cinder areas that are good for backcountry campsites. Please use typical "Leave No Trace" principles if you decide to overnight in the wilderness here.
Climbing up a cinder hill with Middle Sister (10,047') in the background.
Indian paintbrush (Castilleja) flowers litter the rock fields.
Following the North Fork of Whychus Creek toward Hayden Glacier. Middle Sister (10,047') and Prouty Point in the distance.
Backcountry campsite with South Sister (10,358') in the background.
Making our way up the "funnel" to the base of Hayden Glacier. Middle Sister (10,047') and Prouty Point in the distance.
Middle Sister (10,047'), with Hayden Glacier draping it's northeast slopes.
South Sister (10,358'), Broken Top (9,177'), and Mount Bachelor (9,068') seen from the ridge beside Hayden Glacier.
Hayden Glacier and Prouty Point.
Look back at Broken Top (9,177') and the base of Hayden Glacier.
Walking up Collier Glacier.
North Sister (10,085') as seen from Collier Glacier.
Middle Sister (10,047') seen from Collier Glacier.
Middle Sister (10,047') seen from Prouty Point.
Looking south toward South Sister (10,358'), Broken Top (9,177'), and Mount Bachelor (9,068') from the summit of Middle Sister.
Looking north toward North Sister (10,085'), Belknap Crater, Mount Washington (7,795'), Three Fingered Jack (7,844'), and Mount Jefferson (10,495') in the distance.
Looking at North Sister (10,085') from the summit of Middle Sister.
Decending back to Hayden Glacier.
Decending on Hayden Glacier.
A large cravasse, South Sister (10,358'), Broken Top (9,177'), and Mount Bachelor (9,068') from Hayden Glacier.
The Milky Way over South Sister (10,358') in the moonlight.
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05/29/2016
The moon over Broken Top (left), Mount Bachelor (middle), and South Sister (right).
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05/29/2016
Sunrise over a snowfield below the Hayden Glacier as a climber makes his way up.
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05/29/2016
A climber ascends toward Prouty Point (right) and Middle Sister (right).
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05/29/2016
Campsite at timberline, approximately 6,800 feet.
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05/29/2016
The cliffs of (from the right) Middle Sister on the right dominate the view while South Sister, Mount Bachelor, and Broken Top reside in the distance.
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05/29/2016
A climber makes his way up the steep snow slope below (from the right) Middle Sister, South Sister, Mount Bachelor (in the distance), and Broken Top.
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05/11/2019
Skiers ascend the summit hump of Middle Sister.
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05/11/2019
Descending Middle Sister with North Sister, Mount Washington, Three Fingered Jack, Mount Jefferson, and Mount Hood in the background.
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05/11/2019
A view of South Sister, Mount Bachelor, and Broken Top from the summit of the Middle Sister.
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05/11/2019
Nearing Prouty Point.
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05/11/2019
A climber ascends the Hayden Glacier with South Sister, Mount Bachelor, and Broken Top behind.
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05/11/2019
Ascending the Hayden Glacier at sunrise.
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05/11/2019
Ascending the Hayden Glacier with South Sister and Broken Top behind.
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05/11/2019
A view of the South Sister at sunset.