Volcanic Ridge – July 3-4, 2025

I didn’t want to do an extended trip over the holiday weekend so I instead set a lofty goal for a quick overnight trip to Volcanic Ridge. I first visited this place in 2018 where I missed sunrise from the summit by half an hour. I had come back last summer to properly catch the sunrise but extraordinarily high winds in excess of 50 mph forced me to abandon my summit bid. This year, despite more windy weather, I was finally able to not just catch the summit sunrise but also photograph the Milky Way.