Here are the pictures from the trip down to Sisters, OR (via 242...fun drive there).

Lake created by Foster Dam (near Sweet Home, OR)

I think this was on U.S. 20, somewhere in the Willamette National Forest. Lots of corners on the drive (well, after getting off I-5 at least).

Gaining elevation somewhere on U.S. 20 or Oregon 126.

The road was snowy in September. There's a reason 242 is a seasonal road.

On 242, going up to McKenzie Pass. I think this is Belknap Crater (based off of this map; I'll have to go back and get a picture of the legend thing at the Observatory). Lava fields it the foreground though.

Dee Wright Observatory. Blends in with the terrain pretty well. Somewhat drafty & damp though.

Mount Jefferson towards the left? Hopefully it wont be so cloudy when I go back and get more pictures & figure out what everything is. Again, more lava fields in the foreground. The lava fields make it a very weird place; feels very harsh & desolate.

McKenzie Pass! I continued on to Sisters before turning back. It's not that far to Sisters, but you lose all that elevation on the way. Which made that part of the drive even more fun!

Going down...switchbacks on 242. On the western side of 242 the road snakes its way up & down the sides of mountains this way.

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