Week 28 - Eagle Creek-Shelby Tyler, Magnus - July 11-July 17, 2022

We started out the week by helping Dolores move to Oregon City. She'd been talking for years about moving to OC, and she finally did it.  On Monday we boxed and moved all of those boxes.  There were still pieces of furniture and other misc. things, but the bulk was done.

This is the week I took Magnus, Tyler, and Shelby on their birthday backpacking trip.  I took them up the Salmon River - not too original - but it is close, and I did want to try the Rolling Riffle Campground and then go further up the trail and visit Goat Creek Camp.

This is the only sign that marks the campground.  Camp to the right.....toilet to the left....as if anyone is going to climb up the slope, cross the trail, and go in the woods.

Sadly I didn't take any photo of the campsite from the trail.  If I had, the photo would have shown a large area big enough for...maybe...eight tents.

There was a spot on the shore with easy access to the water....it was quite shallow and there was no current or rapids to worry about.  The boys had fun on the rocks...and then playing "push the other into the water".  

We walked up to the magic bridge...the boys did not notice the wooden play structure made of fallen logs - like Jude and Eric had - and Shelby didn't want to explore the Portal to Peril like Ruby and Abby did.

The second day was for exploring the trail beyond rolling Rifle Campground.  Unfortunately, it wasn't too interesting.  The trail veered away from the river so it could no longer be seen, the trees were no longer huge old growth specimens, and the trail was steep....like really steep.  We went as far as the View Point where we ate lunch.

It was another mile to Goat Creek Camp...and....we...decided to just go back and skip the uphill.  Back at camp we cooled off, decided to skip the second night, and headed back to the car.

Surprisingly, we ended up getting Dairy Queen in Sandy and ate at the neat park.