THREE HIKING SISTERS, we love to hike together, but we don't all live in the same state. Sometimes it is only two of us, and sometimes we hike with others. This is a record of some of our hikes.
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Ginko Petrified Forest State Park Backcountry
We drove out to Ginko Petrified Forest State Park near Vantage to hike some of the backcountry trails. We started out hiking up and across the bench to Sternberg Point, then returned via the closed road, making a 5.8 mile loop with 880 ft overall gain. We had nice views of the Columbia River, saw some bighorn sheep,wildflowes and some petrified wood pieces. We also saw a marmot and a lizard (no photos) Great day!
Started out hiking up to the bench.
View of the Columbia River looking south towards the Vantage Bridge
Looking north along the Columbia River, in the distance we could see two bighorn sheep
zoom of these two bighorn sheep
More views of the Columbia River
Further up the trail we saw a group of 7 bighorn sheep, we kept our distance, these are zoom photos
Marker ann views at Sternberg Point, along with some petrified wood pieces
Some more views along the trail
Some of the wildflowers we saw today:
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