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This year, my goal is to start in March. Maybe even early March.
My go-to no-brainer default quick over night spot has always been Badger Lake. But after the last trip there, where we were kicked out, I'm thinking about going legit. I love Badger because it's easy, close, flat, has a swim option, is hard for car people to get to, and requires zero planning. So any new default S24O destination will have to meet the same criteria.
I had coffee with Patrick, of Scoop fame, this morning and he noted the fact that DNR has a lot of land around here and camping is mostly legal on DNR land.
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The first place to explore will be the Fish Trap and Hog Canyon areas. These are about as close as Badger; you ride to Cheney, then instead of heading SE out of town, you head SW. Looking at the Fish Trap map (pdf), which covers Fish Trap and Hog Canyon -- there appears to be lots of space to explore that are accessed by non-motorized paths. Sweet!
I have camped at fishtrap. I enjoyed it and thought it geologically fascinating, my girlfriend who grew up in the area thought it was boring and noted the lack of trees. I will be keeping my eye on this thread as I am real interested in the s24o concept.
ReplyDeleteTwin lakes, also BLM land, is a neat destination as well with better hiking and more diversity of terrain.
I have done a fair amount of cycling and hiking in that area. There is a large population of rattle snakes so be prepared.
ReplyDeleteI like your thinking. I too am scouting future overnight opportunities. Got at least one that looks like a winner. Bring on camping season.
ReplyDeleteJust this week I was pondering that spring is only ~6 weeks away and last year, on a rare warmish March 22 Alex, Andrew and I set out for our first bike camping of the 2010 season.
ReplyDeleteBy now there are old favorites, and staple destination but there is always the desire to find something new, and perhaps better.
Hey John,
ReplyDeleteI've looked at Hog Canyon briefly on the maps and it looks promising. Wade
I've been on a DNR jag too. Been thinking about a place I fished at on Crab Creek. Saw an otter there. That was 20 years ago. The last few months I've been trying to figure out where it was. I think it was near Edwall. Dave Axford are you there? Do you remember where this was?
ReplyDeleteWe explored the north end of Hog Canyon/Lake/Waterfall last month. Looks like there are plenty of trees along the east shore for camping. Can't say I know how much of a bikable trail there is--lot of rock in the area.
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