Westberg Trail

Apr 18, 2010

by Mountain Lover — last modified Apr 18, 2010 06:21 PM

Type of Outing: Day hike

Read More in our Hiking Guide: Hike: Westberg Trail; Region: Eastern Washington -- Yakima; Agency: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Avg Rating: 3.71
Why You Should Go Now: Wildflowers blooming
Be Aware Of: No water source

Well, this wasn't my original plan for today. That was to have been in Ireland, hiking the Wicklow mountains. However, mother nature had other ideas and because of the Icelandic volcano eruption that led to my trip cancellation, I now have all kind of time for hiking here. Four of us headed to Westberg trail since it wasn't far from home. We started up about 10:30. It doesn't mess around and starts gaining elevation from the start and continuous up, up, up. A great break half way up is a bench under a large ponderosa pine, with cool winds and fantastic views. After reaching the top, we took the "boyscout trail" down, which comes down through the trees, giving us shade on this warm sunny day.

Flowers: buttercup, sagebrush violets, ballhead waterleaf, balsamroot, prairie stars, grass widow, yellow bells, currant, and other 5-6 leafed white and yellow flowers that I don't know.

Animals: lots of birds (bluebirds, quail and grouse included), chipmunks. And many dogs and their owners.