Twin Sisters Lakes

Twin Sisters Lakes

A hiking trip with my brothers to Twin Sisters lakes in the William O Douglass Wilderness Area in late August 2017. We had nice weather for our entire stay of 3 days. Album contains 28 images.

August 25th, 2017 - After we arrived on Friday at Little Twin Sister lake, I decided to take a stroll around it. This is a small island on the East side with Mt Rainer in the distance.

August 25th, 2017 - The southern end of the lake is made up of many fingers jutting out that you must navigate around.

August 25th, 2017 - Looking at Mt Rainer from the southern end.

August 25th, 2017 - A wide angle view from the southern end of Little Twin Sister lake.

August 26th, 2017 - On Saturday morning I rose early and got a nice reward as the Sun came up over a calm Little Twin Sister lake.

August 26th, 2017 - We arrived just right for the blueberry crop and they were everywhere and tasty.

August 26th, 2017 - We had major wildfires in the area causing a lot of hazy smoke. You can see smoke rising from the Norse Peak fire in this image as we climbed Tumac Mtn.

August 26th, 2017 - The three of us climbed Tumac Mountain (6340') on Saturday and were treated to a really clear view of everything. Wayne left - Noel center - Bruce right.

August 26th, 2017 - Looking South , you can see Mt Adams and the Goat Rocks. White Pass ski area is in the foreground and Mt St Helens can be seen to the far right. The small lake on the left is Hill Lake.

August 26th, 2017 - To the Northeast you can see the peaks on Nelson's Ridge, along with Blankinship Meadows and the three Blankinship lakes.

August 26th, 2017 - Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis) has five needles in a cluster and looks a lot like a Lodgepole Pine at first glance.

August 26th, 2017 - At 6340', the view from Tumac is excellent in all directions. Mt Rainer looks like you could reach out and touch it.

August 26th, 2017 - The three Blankinship lakes as seen from Tumac.

August 26th, 2017 - A close look at Mt Aix (7766' left) and Bismarck Peak (7585' right). Mt Aix is partially covered by a closer mountain.

August 26th, 2017 - Looking down at Twins Sister Lakes from Tumac. Our camp was at Little Twin Sister lake, which is on the right.

August 26th, 2017 - Noel on the way back from Tumac Mountain with Twin Sisters in the background.

August 26th, 2017 - A closer look at Blankinship Meadows from Tumac Mountain.

August 26th, 2017 - Some Shelf Fungus on a dead tree. These are also known by the name of Bracket Fungus.

August 26th, 2017 - On Saturday evening, I watched the Sun set over Little Twin, highlighting Tumac's twin peaks in the lake. Tumac is an extinct volcano and former fire lookout.

August 26th, 2017 - Bismarck at Sunset from Little Twin Sister lake.

August 27th, 2017 - On Sunday morning I walked to Big Twin Sister lake for the Sunrise. This was taken from the Northwest end. Notice the hazy smoke around tumac.

August 26th, 2017 - An image at night of Little Twin showing stars reflecting in a very calm lake. The sky glow appears to be from the Portland area. This was also the first night of the big fire (Eagle Creek) in the Columbia Gorge, so that may have added to the glow.