There’s a spawning river a couple hours’ drive from my house. It’s currently experiencing the largest spawn since 1913, so they say. No idea why the salmon are returning in droves this year to spawn. It’s a 100 Year Spawn, I guess. Thanksgiving Sunday (not two days ago, but last weekend) we dragged ourselves out of bed at six a.m. to drive there and “beat the crowds.” There were 4 tour buses already there! Plus organized parking (at $3 a vehicle—in a provincial park, no less), concessions, etc.
We skipped all that and headed for the trails with Allie McBeagle in tow on a leash fashioned out of clothesline, which My Liege just happened to have in his pick-up’s dry box (it’s a mystery). I’d forgotten her real leash, you see. My bad.
Eldest Son and his gf came along. Aside from the overcast sky, we had a lovely time.
My province’s slogan is “Super, Natural British Columbia.” And they got that right. Every time I go away, I’m still amazed by the natural beauty of my province when I come home.
How cool. I’m glad you shared with us. I’d love to see something like that sometime.
It was totally cool, Edie. And didn’t smell as bad as I thought it would, either, what with all the dead fish.
That is just awesome. We have nothing so cool here!
Thanks, Natalie. I tend to forget how much natural beauty is in my province. Usually, I remember on the drive home from the airport, because the highway back home takes us past a gorgeous lake (actually two lakes separated by a narrow peninsula or whatever it should be called). I love to travel to see the beauty of other places, but whenever we come home, we are reminded how lucky we are to live here.
BTW, seeing as no one guessed, the tree in the final picture is a victim of the great Canadian beaver.