Umtanum Creek Canyon — Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024

Ethan, Brenda, Jonah, & I headed off to Umtanum Canyon on this sunny, cool, breezy day.  We figured it was a good day to be out of the house.  We walked almost to the second crossing and then climbed up to our usual lunch spot atop the buttress.  We probably stayed an hour and a half before heading back.  There was lots of yellow, especially in the willows and aspen suckers, but the aspens still have a few years to go before they're like real trees.  We saw lots of raptors, but no other wildlife and no other hikers.  Since the fire, this is not the fall color hike it used to be, but it's still pretty nice.  The Yakima Canyon, on the other hand, was stunning.