Kevin and our friend Molly both have the same birthday - June 6 so we ditched the kids and went to one of our favorite restaurants - “The Open Door” in sisters. The weather was perfect - a great evening.
Kelly and I along with Jenn (Kelly’s sister) and Dylan got away for a quick two day retreat to sisters staying at the five pines resort.
We hike along the Metolius to get out for some outdoor fun.
Fathers Day hike with the family near Sisters. Little chilly today but great to get out.
Also Abbie made me a cake which was so cool!
Kelly and I got away for a couple nights near Sisters to celebrate our 20th anniversary. The weather was perfect. We stayed in a Yurt which was a fun experience!
We had a nice dinner at our favorite restaurant “The Open Door” on Friday.
Saturday we spent some time at Suttle Lake Lodge.
A restaurant we enjoy in Sisters called the Open Door has as outdoor greenhouse you can eat in. I booked it and we went with some friends to enjoy a meal with some of our close friends.
Hunter, Noah and I hiked Middle Sister today. We did the renfrew glacier route. Middle sister is 10,056 ft in elevation. The route we did gains a little under 5500 ft of elevation and we hiked about 18 miles. It took us a little under 6 hours to summit and a little over 4 to come down Car to car it was about 11 hours. Very long and tiring day but great experience for the boys. Route finding, snow climbing and rock near the top.
To get an early start we camped at the trailhead the night prior.
The hike up went through some amazing countryside before getting on the snow
Summit!
A few additional photos from the trip down.
This year for Mothers day we went out exploring as a family along with Pat and Sue who were visiting. Our first stop was the head of the Metolius river. The Metolius river runs for about 30 miles and starts just west of Sisters where the water bubbles out of a hillside and turns into a river. Its a beautiful spot and a short walk to get there. We took the kids their once way back when we first moved to bend in 2011.
Since it was in the same general area we then headed to the 'head of the Jack' - the start of another small river/creek that springs from the ground. Lesser known of the two but still a fun little hike. The kids and I all drank the cool fresh water coming out of the hillside.
The summer solstice is still a few weeks away but with the calendar turn to June, and some beautiful weather this weekend, we will call this the formal kick off to summer in central Oregon. Kelly was gone on girls weekend so it was the rest of the crew making the best of it! Campfire in the backyard Friday night and a day at Scout lake on Saturday. Ending of Saturday evening with a glorious sunset off the back porch.
We were able to get away for a couple days for our 15th anniversary this October to Sisters Oregon. We had amazing fall weather. We stayed at the five pines resort with a cabin that backed up to the forest. At some great meals at a couple of places we have not been before that were excellent: The cottonwood cafe and the open door where we were able sit outside on a beauty fall day. Both places highly recommended!
Today we went to another small swimming-only local lake called Scout Lake near the town of Sisters. Its a very small lake but lots of space to spread out and have your own space and the water was crystal clear. We got lucky with some 'natural entertainment'. There was a huge log floating out in the lake that you could walk on and jump off. Great fun.
