Umtanum Creek Canyon — Friday, Jun. 4, 1999

Central Washington > Yakima

It had been two years and one week since our last visit to this wonderful little canyon. The trail is still in fairly good shape with overgrowth in some areas, a few erosion spots next to the creek and some small boulder slides to scramble across - be careful when carrying a heavy pack, one member of our party bloodied a shin. Surprised a rattler about two miles in and a big constrictor about 100 yards beyond that. At 6am the next morning we spotted (and were spotted by) three bighorn sheep on the ridgetop. Picked up about a pound of scattered tissues on the hike out Sunday - how do people live with themselves'