Umtanum Creek Canyon — Tuesday, Apr. 10, 2012

Central Washington > Yakima

It was cloudy in Seattle but beautiful in the Yakima Valley. I had never explored this trail and thoroughly enjoyed it. The creek trail involved a few crossings and I was glad to have my poles. I turned around at the sign saying end of trail. I especially enjoyed the wildflowers and the descriptions and photos from the environmental education class at the nearby school. The entire trip was around 2 1/2 hours. I had a little extra time so I also explored the Umtanum falls trail which was a little crowded but the falls were nice. My favorite part of the hike was meeting a father and son who were out on their first hike together.