4-19-16
First camp of the year. De-winterized the camper the day before. On the rd by 12:30 & at Bruneau Dunes SP by 2:30. Set up on site 29 & it's good. 25, 27, or 31 would be good. Delicious quiche dinner. Great to be camping.
4-20-16
Drove south on hwy 51 & then west on Wickahoney (plenty water) @ mm 45. We hiked down into Big Jack's Creek Wilderness area, beautiful but real gut buster.
You walk on the sage brush flats for 3/4 m & then you drop down 900' into the canyon. It's really steep. We came across a big bull snake laying on the trail and had a 2 min freak out. Big Jacks Creek at the bottom is really gorgeous.
I fly fished a little and caught 2" minnows. The cliff walls have ferns growing in the cracks and swallow nests under the overhangs.
It was a real life experience walk. We were all dragging ass by the time we made it back to the truck.
Slept really good even with the wind hollowing. We planned to hike again but decided a recovery day sounded better. Drove up the south side of the Snake to Hammett and nothing special. Fueled up in Mountain Home and drove down to the Bruneau Canyon Overlook and picnicked while we enjoyed the view.
Even though we had been to the overlook before the vista is amazing.
This was a great first camp and the Big Jack hike is a real lifetime memory. We did a laid back breakdown, drive home, unloaded, cleaned the camper and put it in storage by 3:30. Great time.
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