Umtanum Creek Canyon — Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021

Ethan, Karen, & I headed out to Umtanum Canyon on this cool, cloudy day.  We hiked up the canyon to about 1/4 mile beyond the second crossing, then backtracked and climbed to our usual lunch spot above the canyon.  It was cool, so we didn't spend our usual hour or so.  After lunch we retraced our steps back to the cars.  There was an inch or so of snow on the ground.  Ethan & Karen had traction devices, but I did fine without them.  We didn't see any wildlife and only 3 other parties of hikers.  Even though it was cloudy, the canyon was still beautiful with all the snow highlighting the texture of the cliffs.