Sunday, September 26, 2010

Salmon in our valley!

My hiking friends and I had a fun experience this week.  We went to see some Kokanee Salmon running from Porcupine Reservoir up Cinnamon Creek.  After we looked at the fish, we took a short hike to an abandoned iron ore mine that has been nicknamed "Rosy's Mine."  It was a gorgeous fall day, and our canyon is beyond beautiful.  Enjoy some pictures.





And here's a movie of the Salmon.  Some of the males were attacking each other, and occasionally we saw a pair happily doing their thing.  They like the gravel bottom of the stream to lay their eggs.

2 comments:

Granny D Fifield said...

Thanks for all the pictures. So many wonderful Wednesdays:) We went up to see the Salmon today. So much fun! Thanks for your help.

Lisa said...

That is really cool!