Winter Blast on Black Butte

Hiked this with Larry, Sarah, and Ric from the Bend Hiking Meetup.  The trail was entirely snow-covered. We donned microspikes at the trailhead and headed…

Black Butte Start in The Dark

Such a fun day on the mountain! Started in the dark around 5am. Only ones on trail until way down. Logged 10.2 miles. Used microspikes…

B.A.T.S. Take On Black Butte

Began our hike at the lower trailhead. Trail was icy/snow for the first 3 miles. No problem navigating with spikes. Switched to snowshoes for the…

Red White & Blue on the Horizon!

Oh My! What a day for us to bag our second peak on the Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge! Could not have asked for better weather,…

Bluebird Day on Black Butte

It was a perfect bluebird day, the mountains were glowing, the sun was shining and I fell in love with the spectacular views!  We started…

Black Butte

Weather was a  it overcast at the start. At the top could see all the peaks with a little haze.

Sunset Slendor

We opted for a sunset hike and it was truly spectacular!  Only saw about 4 people the whole time!

Black Butte Summit

Great weather and good views up top. Fairly straightforward and simple hike. Keep an eye out for the USGS marker up top and make sure…

Black Butte

After a delay flying in from NH for my 5th annual hike-a-versary with my hiking buddy, we FINALLY arrived in OREGON!  Despite having lost a…

As many miles as hours of sleep!

After some flight issues we were excited to finally make it to OR! With only 4 hrs sleep we still felt the need to make…

A weekend adventure

Definitely glad I started earlier in the day by the time I came down the heat was sssooo intense but so worth it.