We hiked about 3 miles along Umtanum Creek Canyon. Wildflowers were just beginning--dark purple desert- parsley,lupine,larkspur. These were few and far between. The Balsamroot didn't appear to be near ready to bloom-just green leaves popping through last year's dead leaves. We saw many yellow- rumped warblers, a female hairy woodpecker being courted by 2 males, a beaver swimming into its home when it saw us, 1 lone bighorn sheep and then further along 6 playing on rocks across the creek as we began to ascend above the creek about 1/2 mile from the campsite at about 2 miles. This is a very pleasant spring hike.
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