Dee Wright Observatory

The official sign that you have reached Dee Wright Observatory.

Dee Wright Observatory looks like a mini castle made from lava. Inside you can see the different mountains through windows with the mountains names on under them.

The North and Middle Sisters of the Three Sisters in the Cascades Mountain Range.

Another vist of the North and Middle Sisters.

The snowy side of the North Sister in the Cascade Mountains.

The North Sister's craggy peaks stand out agains a blue sky.

The North and Middle Sisters feature in this mountain vista.

A dwarfed tree standing next to the scenic path you can follow at Dee Wright Observatory.

Lava fields lead up to Mt. Washingtion.

The trees that dot the lava fields are stunted due to lack of nutrients, but they are hardy little things.

Black Crater stands tall above Highway 242 and the fields of lava at the top of McKenzie Pass.

Black Crater stands out agains the blue and white of the sky.

Here you can see Belknap Crater, as well as Little Belknap Crater, and Mt. Washington.

A shot of Mt. Washington taken through the safety chain at Dee Write Observatory.

Mt. Washington on the left, and Mt. Jefferson on the right, as seen from near Dee Wright Observatory at the top of McKenzie Pass, Oregon.

Evergreen trees dot the lava fields at the top of McKenzie Pass.

A vista of a blue sky, whispy clouds, lava fields, and two Sisters of the Three Sisters Mountains.

Another view of the North and Middle Sisters mountains.

The North and Middle Sisters mountains framed by the sky, lava, and trees.

There were a surpising number of these butterflies flying around. This one found something on my pant leg it really liked.

Another view of Mt. Washington.

Mt. Washington stands tall between the few trees hardy enough to live in a field of lava.

Old, weathered white, trees frame Mt. Washington.

This depression might have been a lava tube in the past.

The North and Middle Sisters mountains framed by windswept trees.

Mountains and skies as seen from the top of McKenzie Pass, Oregon.

A weathered log amidst the lava flows.

An old tree.

Mountains and skies as seen from the top of McKenzie Pass, Oregon.

The peak of Mt. Washington, Oregon, on an early Summer day.