Sand Ridge Trail - A Central Oregon Hike

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## With a beautiful day upcoming it was time to get out for a hike. This was the last nice day before snow and a downturn in the temperature was forecast. I chose to try out the Sand Ridge Trail in the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area. I had heard about the magnificent views the trail afforded of the Cascade Mountain Range here in Central Oregon but was a little surprised by the rock spires I would find on this trail. So follow along and let's begin the visual tour!

srt-2.jpgNot far from the trailhead You are met by this spectacular view of the Cascades. There was a bit of a haze in the air from prescribed burns. While these can be a pain while trying to enjoy the outdoors, they are quite useful in mitigating larger unwanted wild fires.

srt-3.jpgAs I move closer to the canyon edge even more peaks come into sight. From left to right: Mt Bachelor,Broken Top,The Three Sisters,Black Crater,Belknap Crater and Mt Washington

srt-4.jpg A closer look at Broken Top and The Three Sisters.

srt-5.jpgNear the edge of the canyon the first spire comes into view along with the Deschutes River down below.

srt-6.jpg A closer look. If you zoom in near the top you might be able to see what looks like climbing rope?

srt-7.jpg My view to the left and the next destination on the trail.

srt-8.jpgAnother Cascade Peak, Mt Jefferson in the distance.srt-9.jpg

srt-10.jpgA look back at the first spire with Three Fingered Jack peaking over the foot hills.

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srt-13.jpgTime to head down toward the next spires.

srt-14.jpgA look up the Deschutes River Canyon.

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srt-18.jpgSome more of the spires.

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srt-20.jpgIf you zoom in and look closely at the right shaded area near the top it looks like there may be an eagle's nest. Also the lone balancing boulder in that area is kind of interesting.

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srt-22.jpg A strange circular feature in the rocks. Carved long ago by river water?

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And lastly a pic of your host for this tour. 😍

Hope you enjoyed this visual tour! Please feel free to make comments or ask me any questions about this post.

Photos taken by me, @oldmans, with a Nikon D3300 and some Lightroom post processing.
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Such a beautiful place, and wonderful photos, though I struggled to see the eagles nest. The water carved also looks amazing♥️

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It was a magical hike. 🙂

A little blurry but here is a screenshot of a max zoom. the two red arrows point to what could be old nests.
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I loved this photo, really incredible 🤩

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Thank you! There were some incredible views. 😀

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