See salmons swim migrate upstream
🌍 Anywhere🔄 Repeatable👤 All ages
nature
Witnessing salmon's epic upstream migration reveals one of nature's most determined displays of survival and reproduction. Watch thousands of fish leap waterfalls and navigate rapids during spawning season, their silver bodies flashing as they fight against powerful currents driven by an ancient biological imperative that's both inspiring and humbling.
Difficulty
20/100Easy
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Cost
$0 – $200
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Time
half-day
👥
People
1+
🌳
Setting
outdoor
📅
Season
fall
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Equipment
None needed
People who tried this
“We just got a chance to experience that in my Carnation class. The Salmon are running in the Snoqualmie River right now, so we went down to look at them. We saw pools of water churning with spawning salmon, huge fish swimming up shallow riffles, and dead and dying salmon on the beach.”
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