Mount Bachelor

It is HOT ???? in Central Oregon! Met Ethan and carpooled to the Mount Bachelor West Lodge and started the hike at 6:10 am. Didn’t

Started early to try and beat the sweltering heat in Bend this week. Trail starts off fairly flat and there were some bugs in the

Hiked up from the main lodge at Mt. Bachelor.  Did the crossover to the top of Cloudchaser chair lift.  Then headed up on the snow

Mosquitos in the shade where there's no wind on the lower section of the trail. Small fields of snowpack to traverse on upper sections of

Some snow fields to cross, nothing needed but poles were definitely a plus. Bugs in the lower tree section. Deet solved that. Great views. I

What a day!  It was HOT!  Hiked up and found the marker and enjoyed glissading down…cooled us off quickly!