Umtanum Creek Canyon — Friday, Mar. 30, 2001

Central Washington > Yakima

Prompted by trip reports here, we attempted to hike the bottom of the Umtanum canyon. Unfortunately the Canyon Road was closed due to some event, so instead we headed up to find the canyon where it was crossed by the Durr Road. The road is quite passable by a passenger car. On arrival we decided to scramble up to the top of a nearby ridge by way of animal trails, returning by a different set of trails. No large animals were sighted, but there were signs of them along with lots of birds. Very few blooming flowers. Some booming firearms, nothing too close.