9 miles of hiking • 1750' elevation gain • 2 nights
I hate going out on Holiday weekends, but my partner Zane wanted to get in a couple of days of fun before summer camps start.
We really liked exploring little badger creek on the 4th of July last year, so thought we would try for a campsite on the rock formations, but go in via School Canyon. We decided the heat would let us decide if we would explore the loop with Tygh Creek, or just be lazy and bum around camp and read for a day before heading back out. I packed my saw just in a case, since description of the loop described it as a lost hike with lots of blow down.
With a late start from Portland on Saturday am - we were disheartened when we saw around 8 cars at the trailhead. Figuring they can't be all overnighters, off we went.
Luckily, some were folks coming out, and some were dayhikers. In all, I would say there were 6 groups out there. We were able to find a quiet spot in the rocks. We decided to be lazy for once and just relax and read and sketch all day Sunday. It was a nice change of pace from our usual go go go vacation style. The next day, all campers moved on and we had the place to ourselves, other than one small family that came in and camped at the upper site near the spring. We moved camp to what we felt was the best spot in the rock formations and I finally got around to reading Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential" and spent the day sketching Ponderosa's from my hammock. It was a quick pack out today and back in Portland by the afternoon. I'm a little sad I didn't explore more than my camp area, but sometimes it is nice just to be lazy and take it all in.
Comments
Sarah Johnson
June 1, 2021
It wasn't that bad, a couple of logs were annoying with a heavy pack but all easily passable. I was originally going to do the loop and add Tygh Creek to it - so I'm not sure how it is past school canyon. It was so hot I decided to spend one day lounging and just do an out and back.
Sarah Johnson
June 1, 2021
It wasn't that bad, a couple of logs were annoying with a heavy pack but all easily passable. I was originally going to do the loop and add Tygh Creek to it - so I'm not sure how it is past school canyon. It was so hot I decided to spend one day lounging and just do an out and back.
Sarah Johnson
June 1, 2021
It wasn't that bad, a couple of logs were annoying with a heavy pack but all easily passable. I was originally going to do the loop and add Tygh Creek to it - so I'm not sure how it is past school canyon. It was so hot I decided to spend one day lounging and just do an out and back.
Sarah Johnson
June 1, 2021
It wasn't that bad, a couple of logs were annoying with a heavy pack but all easily passable. I was originally going to do the loop and add Tygh Creek to it - so I'm not sure how it is past school canyon. It was so hot I decided to spend one day lounging and just do an out and back.
Woodswalker
June 1, 2021
I love the Badger! how was the blowdown?