Bruce and I kicked off our 8th season together as XCR coaches by taking 7 girls on a camping trip. We reserved a camp site at Elk Lake Resort, which is about 30 minutes past Bend. Our main goal of the trip was to do a little team bonding while hiking up the 3rd tallest peak in Oregon: South Sister. It's 6.2 miles to the summit, which reaches 10,358 feet. Three of the girls are sisters (see below) and had never gone camping before. Everyone reached the summit except for Vanessa, who was suffering from shin splints. And we made it to the top in a whopping 3 hours and 30 minutes, thanks to Grace aka "Mountain Goat", who set a blistering pace from the start of the hike. We also enjoyed getting to know the girls more intimately around our "small warming fire."
Alex…what a ham! To the left are Jackie and her twin sisters, Carina & Jessica.
Bruce is savoring every last bit of cheeseburger.
Finally above tree line and we're only 45 minutes into the hike. Looking up at the summit in the background, it was hard to believe we would actually get there.
Beautiful Moraine Lake.
We made it to the "false summit," and behind us is a tarn. What is a tarn? A small mountain lake.
At the top. Wish it wasn't so cloudy looking down.
The highest point on South Sister.
Looking down towards Moraine Lake and where we came from.
The girls did awesome!
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