Umtanum Creek Canyon — Sunday, Jul. 16, 2017

Made an attempt at hiking up Umtanum Creek Canyon, but had trouble staying on the true trail. In many places the trail is heavily overgrown making it difficult to follow. I also didn't really love the idea of wandering around in high grass with the possibilities of rattlesnakes underfoot. We walked around for quite a while exploring the area and then decided our time might be better spent cooling off in the shade and the river. The trail was very hot on Sunday with little to no shade, but the area is beautiful - lots of desert plantlife, wildflowers, noisy insects, and birds. Plus there's a really cool suspension bridge that crosses the river to get to the start of the trailhead. I'd be interested to go back to this area on a cooler day (and maybe when I'm feeling a little less skittish about the snakes!).