Union Creek — Sunday, Jun. 30, 2024

This trail was recommended by two nice ladies on the Sheep Lake trail this morning. Since our plan was to drive 410 to Yakima and hike whatever, that worked out. The trailhead is about 10 minutes from the Sheep Lake trail on the left side of the road. You need a Discover Pass. The bathrooms are stocked and in good condition. The signage offered directions that said you take a left after 1/4 mile. So we crossed the log bridge that is in great condition and turned left. It turned out it's a little more than 1/4 mile because what we were on was a social trail that people probably thought would take them closer to the falls. It took me closer to the running water becuase I slipped and fell and stopped just a couple feet from going in. I didn't listen to the voice in my head that said the trail was too rough to be the genuine trail. If you find yourself in rough terrain, you most likely are on a social trail. After the bridge you follow the trail to the right, go up a bit, and then there is a genuine split. You go left there. You walk through a burn scar that shows how much vegetation has grown since the fire. You climb a little and then there is a trail that takes you down. We opted out since I freaked out my bestie when she thought she was going to have pull me out of the river. Then the wind picked up and we decided we didn't want to hike in a burn scar with wind. We hike half the trail and what we saw was beautiful. No buzzing bugs, but we saw a lot of ants. So many giant ants.