Salmon visit

[Chris]

Last week Jason, Ann, Steven and Amanda made the long drive over from SLC and Mike and Mathilda (Hannah was starting her new job at the Berkely ER) drove up from Salamando to hang out with Ada and me and check out the return of spawning Chinook (king) salmon to the Shasta river. There are about 30,000 in the river- the largest return since 1963.

walking the river

no one wanted to carry me

Steven and Jason spotting fish

A female fanning the gravel in preparation for spawning, attended by an older female (with white tail) and two males (all fish in the 5-7 kg range)

a fine fall day on the ranch

all kinds of cute going on

[Michael]

Thanks for having us up C&A. The salmon were really cool and Mathilda loved seeing her cousins.