Being in this area, it's strange that there were local things to do that I never knew about. This is hike #20 in the (newish) ""Best Desert Hikes"" book that I JUST got! This trek pretty much starts out at the top and you just get to roam around the top of the Butte and it's surroundings. The drive up to the suggested parking area was a little rough, but no problems, just take your time. Once you get to the parking area, you have a great view of the antennae at the very top of the Butte (which you can walk up to) or you can walk about 10 yards toward the west for a spectacular first view of the Yakima River Canyon. I spent years down in the canyon looking up, this was my first chance to look across the canyon and down. Amazing! The book suggest the hike is the goal, with the destination being of no importance. With that suggestion I followed an old dirt road (that had been driven on recently, but not often) up over the crest of the Butte and then down til I had great views down the valley to Burbank creek and the ridge on the other side of the creek. I then headed up and east toward the Yakima river and saw my first ever Hedgehog cactus ...it didn't look very hedgehoggy but looked very cactus-y ...definately not something to touch! Once at the top of the ridge, the views were fantastic. You could see parts of Yakima to Wiley City, all of Selah, parts of the Wenas valley, then into the Naches valley. Looking north you could even see a portion of Ellensburg! With the clouds you couldn't see Rainier or Adams but you could see the Cascades and the other local ridgelines. It's the look across the canyon and down into the canyon that is the most amazing. I rested while eating some gorp watching the cars and even a train at the bottom of the canyon. The sad thing is that I didn't bother taking my camera, so you just have to go and experience it all yourself!