Submitted by hike leader Kelly Clemen

There were only three hikers who went along on this hike as the temperature was forecast to be in the 90s. We got to the trailhead by 8:30, but it was already getting warm. Fortunately much of the hike is in the shade during the morning, so while it was warm heading up to the ridge, it wasn't too bad. The flowers were starting to fade on the main trail, but once we turned onto the Heart Lake trail the flowers were doing pretty good on this section. The side hike up to the top of the ridge was steep but the trail was easy to follow and the views got better and better. We could see down to Diamond Peak at one in and up to Mt Hood on the other side. We found a shady spot in some trees for lunch and then headed back down as it really started heating up. Places that were shady on the way up were now in sun, so we were glad to be going downhill. We ran into several hikers on their way up and felt sorry for them as they were laboring in some pretty warm temperatures. We got back to the car around 1:30 and the thermometer on the car registered 90 degrees! The drive back through Sisters was uneventful as the quilt show had ended and the crowd was mostly gone. We had a lovely day despite the temperatures.