Badger Creek Chuckwagon Weekend

Friday, July 8th – Sunday, July 10th, 2011
Join your Mazama leaders Rick Amodeo and Sojo Hendrix for a wonderful weekend in the Badger Creek Wilderness.  See spectacular views from the eastern foothills of Mount Hood, on this hike that includes natural rock gardens, wildflowers, cliff-edged viewpoints and an enchanting hike along Badger Creek with old growth, green-pooled cascades and oak-fringed cliffs.  Participation is limited.  If you have additional questions or would like to sign-up, email Rick at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Event Itinerary

We’ll start by gathering at the Mazama Lodge on Friday night for a light meal and a relaxing evening getting to know each other and organize into 2 hiking groups.  After a night in the lodge and Saturday morning breakfast, we will be transported by the lodge bus to (2) different trailheads to start our hiking: from the Lookout Mountain Trail and the Bonney Crossing Campground.  Both groups will hike up to a clearing near the Flag Point Lookout, where the lodge van will meet us with our gear (tents, sleeping bags, etc.) so we can set up our camp.  We will get to tour the fire lookout led by a Mt. Hood National Forest ranger – this is one of only 3 manned lookouts in the Mount Hood National Forest.  The lodge will prepare our chuckwagon style dinner and also breakfast on Sunday morning at our campsite.  On Sunday, the groups will pack up the gear and head out in opposite directions, to be picked up at the TH by the lodge bus back to the Mazama Lodge, where we will have some Happy Hour appetizers waiting for you before you head home.  Total hiking effort = 20 miles and a 4000’ total elevation gain.