Contributed by hike leader John Sweat

I had a few hikers willing to take this trail by the horns and endure the steady climb up for 3.5 miles. After trudging up hill for an hour and 40 minutes, we hit the summit.

Our reward for our efforts was a relatively smoke free sky to the south and great visibility to the west and north.  After a quick snack we made it down in short time to the trailhead and back to Sisters. Our stats for the day was 7.6 miles with an elevation gain of 2300+ ft.  A fun day and a big thanks to all who joined me!