Black Crater + Butterflies
Lots of flies at the top, 1 snowfield was a little difficult, had to dig in and use poles. Views…
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All logged hikes for Black Crater (Central Oregon).
Beautiful Black Crater
A beautiful day for a hike. McKenzie Highway is still open and the road is in good shape (it closes…
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Black Crater
The views from this hike were amazing! There was a clear sky and beautiful weather. This was the first hike…
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No view, but fall hiking weather was delightful
This was my 6th summit, and the fall weather made it a nice change. The trail was frozen in places…
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New favorite hike: Black Crater
Hiked for sunrise to beat the heat but didn’t expect to have such stellar views!! One of my new favorite…
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Black Crater Views
We started early around 0630 to beat the heat and sun, not sure of shade options. It was a consistent…
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Date hike
This was the first big hike I’ve invited my husband to. He didn’t know where we were going or what…
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Hot Black Crater
Bit if a hot day for this hike. Some smoke in the distance. Not a lot of shade from the…
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Smokey Black Crater Hike
If it wasn’t for the thick smoke that had rolled in the night before (from Oregon and Canada fires), this…
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Black Butte surrounded by Mist or Smoke?
Six of the “Six Pack of Peaks” done! We didn’t know if we were seeing smoke or mist….we’ve seen smoke…
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Black Crater #6 Challenge Complete!
We started our hike at a little after 7am and there was no one else on the trail or on…
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