South Sister (10,175 feet) and North Sister (10,040 feet)

A 5-mile loop with over 2000 feet of elevation gain

Spring Mountains, Nevada

September 30, 2006


01First goal-South Sister

02Fall colors

03With fall colors

04Fall colors

05On route

06Chipmunk

07Chipmunk

08Under an Aspen tree

09Aspens

10On route

11Fall colors

12Aspen in the sun

13On route

14On route to saddle

15On route

16View of the goals from saddle

17The ascent chute comes to view

18Tree sap

19Hiking up the scree chute

20View below the summit

21View below the summit

22Macks and McFarland peaks

23View of Charleston Peak

24South Sister

25In the final chute to the top

26In the chute

27In the chute

28On the summit ridge

29On the summit

30Looking down the canyon

31On the summit

32McFarland and Bonanza Peaks

33Next goal

34On route to North Sister

35Traversing

36View of Mummy Mountain

37In the first arch

38In the second arch

39In the second arch

40In the second arch

41Limestone cliffs above

42In the notch

43Peek-a-boo

44In the notch

45North sister comes to view

46Indian Paintbrush

47Resting

48North Sister

49Pinnacle

50Third arch down below

51Arch and vistas

52Natural window

53Arch and North Sister

54On route to the summit

55On route to the summit

56Chipmunk

57Look back at South Sister

58On route to the top

59Summit

60Vistas

61Vistas

62View of Macks Peak

63On the summit