Black Butte

Having hiked this trail many times in the past, I put it off til near the end of my Challenge. But very glad I did:

Started at the upper trail head, it was a beautiful and relatively easy hike, trail was well maintained, with identifiers for trees, plants and two

Hiked same day after Black Crater. Not a very good idea because I was tired and did not appreciate the hike as much as I

My son and I hiked to the summit in about an hour and a half, maybe less. It was a nice, short hike. We started

Cool temperatures.   When we got to the top, we were fogged in.  No views but still an enjoyable hike.

It was foggy on the way up which made for added drama when I reached the top and it cleared. Had the route to myself