Hike to Three Fingered Jack, October 2015

The hike from the Jack Lake trailhead up to the meadows is particularly beautiful earlier in the year when the meadow is green and lush with wildflowers. However, this late in a drought year the grass was brown and the upper reaches of Canyon Creek were dry. Still, it was a nice 6 mile hike […]

Sisters, Oregon vacation, 2014

We love the central Oregon area around Sisters and Bend. Although we were here in August with the kids and their families (stayed in Eagle Crest), I wanted to return. We have a favorite rental unit in Sisters, but this year it wasn’t available on the dates that were most convenient for us. Luckily, in […]

Sisters, July 2013

Sisters, OR is definitely one of our most favorite vacation spots. We keep returning every year. It seems to me we have mostly visited in May or September. We came here directly from our week in Driggs, ID. This visit was hotter, and as a result we avoided some of the lower, drier areas we […]