North Sister

I climbed the massive pile of choss known as North Sister last weekend with Lila and her friend Matt. I don't have a whole lot of great things to say about this mountain except the views to the south of Middle and South Sisters, Broken Top, and Bachelor are incredible. I can't even say I'd recommend this climb to anyone who doesn't like endless ball-bearing scree slogging. Matt seems to like this sort thing on the other hand seeing how this was his third time up the beast (and he even has plans for a fourth). In the end it was a fun* day out in the mountains and as a reward for carrying on to the summit a 2,000'+ scree slide deposits you back to the trail in a matter of minutes.

Sunrise.

A huge pile of rubble. Oh wait, that's North SIster...




The fun begins.

Matt on the summit.


South Sister (with Middle hiding on the right).


Ok, I guess it wasn't all that bad.

The summit block has the best "rock" on the whole thing!


Matt in his element on the descent.

The Wallowas

Ice Lake panorama.

Mt Adams

Other things to do while not climbing due to shoulder injuries...

Race bikes. (Thanks Jeff!)

Watch your friends do a triathlon. (Thanks Sjoerd!)


Look at fireworks.

Take pictures of buildings with the fake "tilt shift" function on your point-and-shoot.

Check out the Bull Run watershed.




Go to bike races.