Three Sisters Loop (David Only)

Although Claire and I have only been back from our trip for less than 24 hours, the hiking bug continues to itch! I was texting my coworker Brad and he told me he was doing the ~50 mile Three Sisters Loop over 2 1/2 days and leaving tonight! I was in! :) He picked me up after work and we cruised down to his house and met his buddy Nick, who he worked with at Crater Lake for a number of years. We headed out and stopped for some Subway on the way down to split up the 3.5 hr drive. 

We arrived at Pole Creek Trailhead around 11:15pm. The night was so beautiful and calm we decided to just cowboy camp right at the trailhead. I laid awake for about 30 mins watching the Perseid meteor shower, and then finally drifted to sleep under the stars.

Psst, I wrote this the next day, so I know a secret: there’s an epic trip coming up with a lot of cool pictures, so stay with us!

Thanks for reading! 

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