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| no partners | | I seem to spend a lot of Memorial Weekends in this area. However, it had been several years since I had spent a night in the Bear Wallow Wilderness. We kept the miles leisurely and went more for the dogs and to experience a nice day and pleasant evening along the creek. We took the generally cleared Reno Trail to Bear Wallow Creek Trail and then set up camp shortly after the confluence with the South Fork of Bear Wallow Creek. From there, we explored another mile or so down stream.
Reno Trail was in pretty good shape, with just a little winter deadfall here and there and we made quick time to the creek. The Bear Wallow Trail was generally clear, but some blow-downs here and there and some reroutes gave the trail a primitive charm. If the rains come, by July the poison ivy will be waist high and the raspberries will have re-claimed most of the trail, making it perhaps less pleasant. The creek's immediate ecosystem and the surrounding forest has rebounded nicely since the big fire and it was nice to see some substantive recovery since my last visit. Apart from our little excursion down stream, we spent most of our day napping, reading, snacking and enjoying the surroundings at our superb campsite, which was situated on a nice bench of grass among the conifers and along the creek. A little cascade and “deeper” pool of water inhabited by some shy Apache Trout near camp completed the idyllic setting.
We hiked out early on Sunday and returned the way we came to complete the perfect little overnight trip into the Bear Wallow Wilderness. |
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