The Three Sisters Traverse: Weenie Hut Jr. Edition
Just the facts: Three Sisters Traverse (no North Sister Summit), Oregon Cascades. 9,142' of elevation gain, 21.1 miles. 15 hours. June 8, 2024 The snow is starting to fall across the West, and so is my productivity at work as I spend more and more time pouring over NOAA and CalTopo. I can't scratch the itch to go ski quite yet, but the next best thing has been dusting off some drafts that I began last season and, for one reason or another, never finished. Six months removed from the sights, sounds, and feelings that made this trip so incredible, I can't recall all the details that typically breathe Pulitzer-quality life into my blog posts. So, I'm going to rely on the photos I took to tell most of the story, interspersed with some commentary from me. Switching from bootpacking to skinning at about 2AM. During this transition I noticed Axell repeatedly nod off while standing up. He wisely decided to turn around and go get some much-needed sleep. The first rays of lig
