Bedal Creek #705,Bedal Basin

The 2nd, part of the weekend with a for me new trail.

Road OK ,but the last 3 miles are steeper and rougher.Trail starts good. Some ups and smaller downs. First 1.5 miles crosses several avalanche areas.They were overgrown and wet due to morning dew.Pants got soaked in seconds,but dryed during hike up to basin.Creek crossings easy.After 2+ miles trail turns into creekbed and takes you into the big washout.Sign about mountain goats at start of washout.

I headed up the middle of the wide washout.Zigzaging a little to get to the more sandy areas.After 200 meters the wide creek bed narrows down to a canyon like creek.This is where you need to get up on the RIGHT bank.Trail follows the edge ot the bank for another 200 m.Short after passing a slick rockslab ,the trail leaves the creek, orange ribbon,and trail takes you right into the basin. Good trail.

Bedal's cabin was situated on the right side, just behind the largest boulder.Steel bars still drilled into the rock.

This is a place I'll return to when days are longer.

Met no other hikers.

Excitement of the day: Same beautimous Norwegian sunshine as the day before.

7 miles R/T including exploring.