I began the day with a drive out passed Sisters, Oregon to head out to the trailhead of Black Butte. About an hour and a half commute from my home, I decided against trying for another sunrise summit. I left my van at 9 am and began my assent. A few things of note:

Black Butte's incline can be steep at times. Bring trekking poles unless you've got very strong thighs. You'll need them.
This trail is trafficked pretty heavily so don't be surprised if you see people on your entry and your exit.

People will pass you (and that's okay). I witnessed multiple joggers racing up to the summit.

Bring enough water. Especially in the Summer. The lower half of the Butte has ample tree coverage to help keep temperatures lower than the top half of the trail. Once the tree cover is gone, you will sweat. And with sweating comes dehydration!

Sunscreen. If you are prone to getting a sun burn, you don't want to give the cancer gods any reason to smite you. Lather up!

When you're about 20 minutes from the Summit, you will notice a look-out tower. It resembles the look-out towers in the game Fortnite (I cannot confirm if Black Butte's look-out tower contains any loot chests). Once you make it to the summit, the view is breathtaking!

The hike back down was fairly easy. Heading back down to the trailhead is always a faster trek than going up and usually I have that excited feeling of accomplishment. That moment when you know that within a few hours you'll be back in your vehicle headed home can bring about a feeling of elation. For me, knowing that my next adventure was only about an hour and a half drive away as I had decided to take on TWO summit's and it had me determined. At that moment I was pretty pumped and confident to take Tumalo Mountain by the horns and knock another one out!

Until I wasn't. Continued on the next one!