Bike ride in Sisters

Today was a rest day from hiking. We loaded up the bikes and drove to Sisters (again). After coffee (of course), we rode north on Camp Polk Road and then north-west on Indian Ford Road. Upon reaching Highway 97, we backtracked the same route instead of making a loop ride by returning to Sisters on […]

Cabot and Carl Lakes in the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness

Yesterday we met a young lady on the Tam McArthur Rim who suggested a hike to Carl Lake near Mt. Jefferson. She said it was a lovely hike. So, we stopped by the Forest Service office and picked up a map of the area.

Carl Lake

Since we had to pass through Sisters on our […]

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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