Tam McArthur Rim hike, Sisters, OR

We don’t get tired of the central Oregon outdoors, so despite having been here just a few weeks ago, we returned, this time planning to do some hiking in areas that were still snow bound in June. The one downer is that we hit a bit of a heat wave, with temps in the mid-90s.

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The twins at 3 months

Carolyn and Elizabeth (the twins) are 3 months old. We stopped by for a short visit and helped give them their bottles. Sometimes after their feeding they stay awake and active for a while, but not this time. But bath time got them aroused enough for some photos.

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Twenty Lakes Basin hike

Mt. Conness

Leaving Mammoth as early as we could, we hit the trailhead at Saddlebag Lake around 10 am. We made a loop hike through the Twenty Lakes Basin in a clockwise direction, logging around 8 miles. There is a water taxi on Saddlebag lake that would shorten the hike, and certainly the shoreline of […]