Yakima Skyline Trail — Thursday, Apr. 10, 2003

Central Washington > Yakima

This was my first trip to the Yakima area. We decided to spend the weekend in Yakima and do some hikes we had heard about. This one, The Yakima Skyline Trail was soooo neat! We are somewhat new to hiking and have been enjoying all our hikes in the forests of the Cascades but this was totally different. At first glance of the trailhead I thought, ""I guess we will be hiking on a dirt hillside"". BUT once we begun it was such a surprise!!!! Wildflowers galore, and the most gorgeous bird songs echoing from the brush. The views were superb and the shadows playing off the hillsides, puffy white clouds, 70 degree temp. What a day!!!! Could see the snowy peaks of the Cascades too. We didn't make it all the way, after reading our noted when we got back to the car we realized we hiked to a ""false summit"". Well false or not it still had a wonderful view. Oh yes the smell of the sage? was heavenly. Trail was in fine shape.