Belknap Crater

Initially a clear sunny day, but heavy smoke was moving in from the west.  A lot of lava travel, so used booties on Holly.

Nice morning hike till we got up on Belknap  was windy. We did side trip to Little Belknap Crater, was really cool looking at Lava

Perfect weather for my 7th peak in the challenge. Took the side trip to Little Belknap first. But oh THE WIND at the summit was

Walked the lava flow ..lovely fall colors ! Passed Little Belknap on the right and then a little further we (Dave W my hiking partner)

Hiked the PCT from Santiam Pass to McKenzie Pass with side trip to the top of Belknap Crater.

This hike was one of my favorites. While it was a little bit hazy, the views were amazing along the trail. We enjoyed hiking through