Umtanum Canyon and Ridge

On this first real warm spring day this year, I drove to Eastern Washington to the Yakima Canyon and parked at the Umtanum Creek Recreation Area parking lot. I intended to hike to the top of Umtanum Ridge and also hike the canyon as far as I could but I cut the canyon hike about a half mile short. You are only allowed to hike 3 1/4 miles into the canyon between February and July due to it being a wildlife preserve. After looking at the GPS data, I hiked a little over 12 miles with about 2200 feet of elevation gain, that's counting round trips for the ridge and the canyon. Unfortunately the flowers were just beginning to sprout and have not bloomed as of 4-5-09 and the pictures my camera took look kind of blah, but the hike was great and I highly recommend it, as long as its not too hot out. I'm betting that it gets pretty hot there in the summer. Deer seen - 4, big horn sheep - 4, rattlers - 0, birds - lots, ticks - 0, people - 3 on the ridge, a horde in the canyon.

Suspension Bridge - Umtanum Canyon
Suspension Bridge - Umtanum Canyon
Suspension Bridge - Umtanum Canyon
Suspension Bridge - Umtanum Canyon
Railroad Trestle - Umtanum Canyon
Railroad Trestle - Umtanum Canyon
Umtanum Canyon Railroad Trestle - Someone really hates Dan
Umtanum Canyon Railroad Trestle - Someone really hates Dan
Railroad near Umtanum Canyon
Railroad near Umtanum Canyon
Umtanum wildlife trail closure warning
Umtanum wildlife trail closure warning
Ants!
Ants!
Ridge in view
Ridge in view
Glad I brought plenty of water and my filter as back-up
Glad I brought plenty of water and my filter as back-up
Umtanum Ridge
Umtanum Ridge
Deer - Umtanum Ridge
Deer - Umtanum Ridge
Deer - Umtanum Ridge
Deer - Umtanum Ridge
Deer - Umtanum Ridge
Deer - Umtanum Ridge
Deer - Umtanum Ridge
Deer - Umtanum Ridge
Deer - Umtanum Ridge
Deer - Umtanum Ridge
Umtanum Ridge
Umtanum Ridge
Umtanum Ridge
Umtanum Ridge
Road on Umtanum Ridge
Road on Umtanum Ridge
Road on Umtanum Ridge
Road on Umtanum Ridge
Panorama of Yakima Canyon from top of Umtanum Ridge
Panorama of Yakima Canyon from top of Umtanum Ridge
Abandonded fire lookout? - Umtanum Ridge
Abandonded fire lookout? - Umtanum Ridge
Survey marker - Umtanum Ridge
Survey marker - Umtanum Ridge
Survey marker - Umtanum Ridge
Survey marker - Umtanum Ridge
Looking west from Ridge Top
Looking west from Ridge Top
Yakima Canyon
Yakima Canyon
Cascade Panorama From Umtanum Ridge
Cascade Panorama From Umtanum Ridge
Panorama of Cascades from top of Umtanum Ridge
Panorama of Cascades from top of Umtanum Ridge
Mount Rainier from top of Umtanum Ridge
Mount Rainier from top of Umtanum Ridge
Mount Adams from top of Umtanum Ridge
Mount Adams from top of Umtanum Ridge
A beaver's handywork - Umtanum Canyon
A beaver's handywork - Umtanum Canyon
Big Ponderosa Pine - Umtanum Canyon
Big Ponderosa Pine - Umtanum Canyon
Beaver Pond - Umtanum Canyon
Beaver Pond - Umtanum Canyon
Beaver Pond - Umtanum Canyon
Beaver Pond - Umtanum Canyon
Umtanum Canyon
Umtanum Canyon

 

Big horn sheep - Umtanum Canyon
Big horn sheep - Umtanum Canyon
Big horn sheep - Umtanum Canyon
Big horn sheep - Umtanum Canyon
Big horn sheep - Umtanum Canyon
Big horn sheep - Umtanum Canyon
People on top
People on top
Suspension Bridge
Suspension Bridge
Umtanum ridge and canyon routes
Umtanum ridge and canyon routes
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