Black Canyon
Feb 28, 2010
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whitebark
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last modified
Mar 01, 2010 09:45 PM
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Black Canyon
- Region: Eastern Washington -- Yakima
- Agency: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Avg Rating: 4.40
- Be Aware Of
- Mudholes
Log Cabin woodwork
To get to Black Canyon, we drove from Ellensberg via the Wenas Road, which was muddy and full of potholes, but otherwise passable. The access road to Black Canyon was very rough; I'd recommend a high clearance vehicle.
Spring was just beginning at Black Canyon, with a faint green glow of new grass showing on the hillsides. The trail climbing the steep lava-walled canyon was decent enough to the old log cabin. Beyond there, the trail became increasingly ATV-churned and muddy. We finally left the roads and headed cross-country up a ridge to a large old ponderosa pine at 3700', where we enjoyed lunch and the view towards Cleman Mountain.
Spring was just beginning at Black Canyon, with a faint green glow of new grass showing on the hillsides. The trail climbing the steep lava-walled canyon was decent enough to the old log cabin. Beyond there, the trail became increasingly ATV-churned and muddy. We finally left the roads and headed cross-country up a ridge to a large old ponderosa pine at 3700', where we enjoyed lunch and the view towards Cleman Mountain.
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