CIRCLE SOUTH SISTER BACKPACK
David Christopher (AKA The Global Rambler) - Backpack: Osprey - Weight 35 lbs
Ken Wanderer (real name) - Backpack: Gregory - Weight 30 lbs
The Three Sisters Wilderness is in the Cascade Range within the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests in Central Oregon. It comprises 286,708 acres, making it the second largest wilderness in Oregon after the Eagle Cap Wilderness in Easter Oregon. The Three Sisters was designated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve under the Man and the Biosphere program in 1976 and was one of 17 reserves in the United States withdrawn from the program in 2017. The three peaks were known by the pioneers as Faith, Hope and Charity with nearby landmarks including The Husband, The Wife and the Little Brother.
Day 1 Happy Valley to Pole Creek Trailhead, Lunch, Camp below Camp Lake
7.01 Miles Ascent 1700 feet
Day 2 Camp Lake to Mesa Creek. Cross Pass 1 above Camp Lake and Pass 2 Chambers
Lakes. Camp in trees by Mesa Creek Meadow
8.4 Miles Ascent 1010 feet Descent 2162 feet
Day 3 Mesa Creek, Past Moraine Lake to Green Lakes Basin. Camp above Green Lakes
11.6 Miles Ascent 2306 Feet Descent 1447 Feet
Day 4 Green Lakes to Trailhead via Park Meadow (Storm coming in, hiked out)
11.00 Miles Ascent 1033 Feet Descent 2391 Feet
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| Camp 1 below Camp Lake |
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| South Sister Reflection on Camp Lake |
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| Glacier Crossing after Pass #1 |
The geographical pilgrimage is the symbolic acting out of the inner journey.
The inner journey is the interpolation of the meanings and signs of the outer journey.
One can have one without the other.
It is better to have both.
Thomas Merton - Mystics and Zen Masters
