The weather was perfect, so I went into the Three Sisters Wilderness for a night of solo snowcamping. Dropped the pack in Broken Top bowl, then continued with just a daypack to Green Lakes, returning to the camp spot after sunset. The big moon made it easy to see while setting up camp and starting a fire. Slept under the stars, no tent. After breakfast and packing up, I skied to the notch on the northeast shoulder of Broken Top, at about 8,000'. The snow surface was hard and fast, making for a quick cruise back to the Mt. Bachelor parking lot. A beautiful trip! http://balloonbill.smugmug.com/Other/Beautiful-Broken-Top-February/111/255809549_iSQx2-Ti.jpg http://balloonbill.smugmug.com/gallery/4358589_CkGfD/ 2008-02-17T13:52:15Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. 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