Cowiche Canyon Preserve — Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2019

I took an afternoon walk in Cowiche Canyon on this sunny, warm day.  I started at the east end and walked as far as the by-pass trail at the abutment for the old bridge 10 and back.  I didn't go farther because there was quite a bit of water running down the trail here from the ravine just east of the East Uplands Trail.  Up to here the trail was perhaps 40% snow covered.  It was a little soft and uneven, so the walking was a little more strenuous than when it was colder.  Also, NOTE, that to protect the resource, the uplands are temporarily closed due to soft snow and mud.  I would expect they would be open again in a couple of weeks.  And with all the water in the ground, when it warms up even more the wildflowers should be profuse.