Black Butte

Happy Easter everyone! We spent our day hitting a trail for the first time this year. We decided to do an old volcano called Black Butte which is just out past a town called Sisters like 30-40 minutes away. J has actually been working out at Black Butte Ranch now for months doing jobs at several "summer" homes. Anyway, we invited my friend Amy and her dog Jack to join us and off we went.
Now mind you this was only a two mile hike to the summit- but with a steep gain to just over 6300 feet.

Our timing was fabulous becasue the rain came in shortly after we finished and by the next day the whole Butte was covered with the white stuff!
The next day not only brought snow but also aching muscles- whoa, did we feel the burn! I think we are starting to realize what happens to your bodies as you get older!

Anyway the view from the top wasn't as fantabulous as it is supposed to be- 360 degrees of Cascade Mountain beauty and beyond...but instead it was kinda cloudy so only a handful of mountains and buttes were out. As a result we do not have the pictures that we hoped to have from the top...but here we are anyway...





Now we need to hit the trails hard so we can go back on a clear sunny day- conquer her- and also get some radical pictures! (I am saving for a new camera so we can actually take good pictures, finally!)

Anyway I can't reiterate how much we really love where we live, such a short drive in any direction to experience nature at its best!