Date: 3/6/25 4:30 pm From: William Byers via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Near washout on Umptanum Road--makes birding difficult!
Hello Tweeters,
Yesterday Bill and I had intended to drive from Ellensburg on Umptanum Road to a location past the trailhead to Umptanum Creek and Falls. Even at the outset, the road wasn't in great condition, but as we started down the grade to where the trailhead parking is lot none of the culverts seemed to be working well and more and more water was running across the road and eating it away. Finally we reached a place where the road was almost all eaten away and the creek (water from snow melt mostly) was all running across the road. We drive a Highlander, but decided against trying to cross. You could probably still do it in a jeep. Since many of you like to bird this area, I thought I'd mention it. You can apparently still get in from the Yakima side.
