Umtanum Creek Canyon — Saturday, Apr. 12, 2025

We had camped 2 nights at Big Pines CG and winds were so strong in the evening we were not able to have a campfire. On our way home today, we stopped at the Umtanum Creek Canyon TH to walk the first mile of the trail to the first creek crossing.  The winds followed us and were present along the trail with frequent higher gusts! There were not many flowers yet, but the golden current, wax current and Oregon Grape added color to the area. One purple fern-leafed desert parsley and 2 balsamroot plants were seen. Our "Picture This" App said the blossoms on a tree were plum blossoms. This tree was seen near the first creek crossing. The apple tree seen shortly after the first creek crossing had buds but no blossoms.