So close. I soon realized that the southern summit wasn't the highpoint and that the gap between them was beyond my comfort zone. Wasn't in the mood to retreat all the way back down to the meadow- so I left Black Butte for a future trip.
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Round Top, the Sisters from near the Black Butte summit
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Most of today's desitinations- (L to R) 4th of July, Peak 9795, Melissa Coray, Covered Wagon, and Thimble Peak
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Heading down from the Black Butte ridge. My plan was to continue offtrail hoping to join the trail again somewhere in the neighborhood of Round Top Lake.
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Crossing a lingering snowfield and looking back at Black Butte.
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Crossing a marshy high elevation meadow as I approached the north slope of the Sisters.
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Lots of detours to avoid ending up shin deep in supersaturated muck.