Tag: OCWA
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20220425 Bear Canyon, OCWA
Having attempted this canyon previously, and failing to make it all the way up the trail d/t overgrowth, I was eager to have another go at it. I also recalled a trail branching off up a side canyon I wanted to explore. I didn’t make it far up that side canyon, but it was quite…
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20220424 Waterworks Canyon Loop, Oak Creek Wildlife Area
Spring Flowers! A sunny day, a desert canyon, wildflowers, ridge top hiking. This trip had it all. I parked across the hiway from the trailhead at the WA DNR property alongisde the Naches River, just up the road from the Hwy 12 Y, which makes for a nice camp. The trail heads up the Waterworks…
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20181021 Tieton River Nature Trail, OCWA
Mike and I took advantage of a gorgeous autumn day to make the drive over White Pass to the Oak Creek Wildlife Area, to hike along the Tieton River Nature Trail. I suspect we arrived for peak color, and with the mildest of breezes and warm temperature, it was a sublime day. Particularly stunning was…