Tag: Black Butte

It was a bit cloudy and windy on Black Butte today, and I was really wishing for gloves on the descent, but it was a…

Perfect weather! The first 3 1/4 miles I only saw two other parties of 2 people. More people from the parking lot and up, but…

My hiking buddy Jo and I set off early from the bottom of the Butte around 830am. Not many parking spaces so parked on the…

Did it solo. Windy & snow flurries on the top

Trail conditions were great and the weather offered pretty much every condition except for heat! Was cloudy at the start, had a rain shower, stopped…

Beautiful hike!

We kinda cheated on this one. We wanted to start from the lower TH but time wouldn’t allow it. We started in the afternoon and…

It was a chilly but beautiful hike.  No views but the frosty watch tower was pretty cool!

Got a late start this morning (bad idea). Got to the trailhead (super washboard rough, but passable without high clearance as long as you are…

Quick hike before sunset.

Short, Steep, and sweet hike! Fogged In at the top but still a great hike!

Lovely 70 degree day. Decided to do the hike after work kinda spontaneously. Forgot this was on the list!! Then saw a guy in the…

Excellent day for a hike. Left Eugene at 9:30am. Arrived and began hiking by 11:45, 60 degrees at the base. 2 hrs 20 min to…

Drove up to the Black Butte Trailhead in my car. Never been up there in my life. The higher we went, the more snow on…

This is a fairly direct, shorter, but challenging hike, with an amazing view worth every step higher.  I did this one today with my daughter…

I started my hike at 11:30 AM with my dog Jack.  It was a very nice and sunny day.  The temperature could not have been…

Beautiful view up top despite the pounding wind and deep snow. Bring plenty of layers. Also sank in the snow at times up to my…

The old Central Oregon wives tale; if you can still see the snow on Black Butte it’s too early to plant your garden. Today was…

Beautiful day, was very glad to get in this hike before all the state parks close. Trail was a bit icy. Our group could’ve used…

It’s been quite a while since I hiked Black Butte, but it was just as awesome as I remembered! The weather wasn’t perfect, but the…

Although it was short it sure was a butt kicker! Very dusty, happy to have been up & down before 11am!

Nice, moderate Sunday morning hike. We started just after 11 and summited around noon. The wind was a bit much at the summit, but luckily…

We left Camp Sherman at 4:30 am to summit Black Butte for sunrise. It was dark, cold and clear. Our group included my 7 year…

First hike of the 6 peaks and it was short and sweet. Was a round trip of 4.23 miles with approximately 1,460ft of elevation gained.…

Chipmunks were found, chipmunks were fed…  don’t judge me.

Black Butte marked the start of a ten day, 100-mile hiking trip in Oregon to knock out all six of the peaks in this challenge.…

The Hike was great! Actually second time doing it this month! Did it with a friend that signed up for the six pack of peaks,…

Cloudy skies up north in Portland and Mt. Hood prevented us to go hiking so we headed down south toward Bend when forecast was better.…

Weather was fair and cool. Not too windy at the top but a light jacket or sweatshirt recommended. Trail is well maintained.

Lovely weather for hiking today. We started at the lower trailhead at 0920, the sun was just breaking through the clouds and it was reasonably…

After a couple of weeks of hot weather I took advantage of today’s cooler temperatures and headed out for a morning hike up Black Butte.…

Windy and sunny, lovely day hiking the 10 mile round trip from the lower Black Butte Trail all the way up. Passed by crazy runners…

A fun hike up Black Butte with the Mountain Mo’s. Despite the cooler temps, the trial was dusty, exposed, and hot the last mile which…

After a coffee stop in Sisters, we got an early start and enjoyed the cool morning ascent.  The 360 degree views were beautiful, with trees…

Trail was in great shape!  The hike itself was a nice challenge as it was all uphill with a pretty decent elevation gain from the…

Another warm and fun day with our fun group. Warm at the bottom and cool breeze at the top.  After returning from summiting the peak,…

It was a bit foggy on the mountain so didn’t get to enjoy all the views but it was a nice hike.  Trail is in…

Beautiful,day for a quick hike up Black Butte, my second peak for the challenge. Carpooled with zany friend Ben and we’re the second car to…

Trail conditions and the weather were outstanding. We got up to the trailhead by 8:00 on this Saturday, and we were some of the first…

It was the perfect day…but windy and chilly at the top. Don’t forget to being layers and some rain protection!

Great hike with 9 others… 4 of them are in the challenge. Combination of hot sunny weather and rain showers up top.

Great day for a hike.  Too early for wildflowers though.  Trail in great condition.   A bit of snow.

What a gorgeous day for a hike! A few hikerbabes got on the trail, so excited the gate to Black Butte was finally open! Trekking…

Could not make it to the main Black Butte trail head because of heavy snow, had to park at the upper butte loop trail and…

Perfect winter day to hike Black Butte! Low fog layer which made you feel as high as the heavens and sunny, clear skies. The trail…