Umtanum Creek Falls
Apr 12, 2009
by
whitebark
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last modified
Apr 13, 2009 11:06 AM
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Umtanum Creek Falls
- Region: Eastern Washington -- Yakima
- Agency: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Avg Rating: 3.17
Umtanum Falls
The weather was cloudy and a bit drizzly at Umtanum Falls, but that was much better than the pouring rain in Seattle. I loved the scenery along the short trail to the falls-- the rushing creek, the pine and aspen groves set in a lava-rimmed canyon. A creek crossing part way to the falls was a bit tricky to negotiate, otherwise the trail was in pretty good shape. A few stubborn patches of ice and snow lingered by the falls.
To extend the hike, we climbed the south rim of the canyon and walked along an old road on the bench above. Flowers were beginning to bloom, small yellow and blue ones; it should be a great show in a few weeks.
To extend the hike, we climbed the south rim of the canyon and walked along an old road on the bench above. Flowers were beginning to bloom, small yellow and blue ones; it should be a great show in a few weeks.
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Umtanum Ridge country
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The flower show begins
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