THREE HIKING SISTERS, we love to hike together, but we don't all live in the same state. Sometimes it is only two of us, and sometimes we hike with others. This is a record of some of our hikes.
Sunday, August 3, 2025
Deer and Sand Lakes
We drove to the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) North Trailhead by Leech Lake at White Pass this morning to hike north to Deer and Sand Lakes and then decided to continue on a short distance to a pond. 6 miles round trip with 960 ft of gain in a lovely forest. View of Leech Lake before we began hiking. 
Beautiful trail in the forest with lots of ripe huckleberries, some of the trees were covered with lichen in a herringbone pattern.
About a mile up the trail, we went by some meadows that had a few flowers in bloom, then the short spur trail to Deer Lake had lots of lupine and other blooms.
Above: Deer Lake Below: lots of wildflowers between Deer and Sand Lakes
Above: 2 photos of Sand Lake Below: the small pond a short distance further up the trail where we took a lunch break before we returned back to the trailhead
Some of the wildflowers and fungi seen along the trail today:
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