Surrounded by mountains, rivers, streams and Deschutes National Forest, is the tiny town of Sisters, named for the three snow covered peaks nearby, called The Three Sisters.

I visited here 20+ years ago and liked it then, and still find it a sweet spot to hang out for awhile.

There is loads of camping in the National Forest nearby, and trails everywhere.  This is a haven for hikers and bikers.  Also, the town is easily walkable from one end to the other, with a substantial amount of vegan food options!  The healthy grocery store, Melvins, will build you a ‘dairy free veggie sandwich’, and then….there is Angelines.  Oh my goodness.

The things you find inside….

These and MANY more vegan goodies.  Yikes.

The reason we came to Sisters though, was to visit our friends Kerry and her dog Annabelle, whom we met in Quartzsite late last November.  You can see our history in blogs from last winter.  Kerry is camp-hosting this summer at Sisters Creekside Campground.

This is a city run campground, and it’s right in town.

She has some time off while I’m here so we camp in the National Forest over Memorial Day.

Cold Spring Campground in Deschutes National Forest.

We get quite a bit of visiting accomplished….mostly while walking our pupsters through the nearby forests.  Kerry has spent a lot of time in this neck of the woods and knows the places that are safe for our ‘kids’ to be off leash, so they are very happy campers!

Annabelle investigating a stump!

Hmmm….this calls for further investigation!

Umm.  I’d say this is getting serious.  We go by the name “Stump Sniffers, Inc.”

Ferns among the pines.  Or is that pines among the ferns?  Whichever, it’s beautiful.

When Kerry goes back to camp-hosting, I get a campsite where she works….a very comfy, shaded spot.

Here is the creek at Sisters Creekside Campground.

Joy, Shiloh and I take a short day-trip to the Metolius River.  It’s beautiful!

It’s cold but Joy and Shiloh don’t mind.  The river begins only a few miles upstream from this spot, from underground springs.

You know what happens after the river dips….it’s the grass rolls!

We’ve had more adventures in and around Sisters, which I’ll try to include in the next blog!