Yesterday Tim, Lilybelle, and I went up to Lake Tahoe to see the Kokanee Salmon swim upstream. We went with Tim's family and spent the afternoon at Taylor Creek. It was really cool to see the salmon swim upstream to lay their eggs. When it is time for the salmon to lay their eggs they swim upstream to Taylor Creek where they were born to lay and fertilize their eggs. During this process they also turn a bright red. I haven't gone up to Taylor Creek to see the salmon since I was a kid, so it was really cool to go up and see them again. Lilybelle enjoyed her outing too. So much so that she slept the entire time. But despite her sleeping the whole time, it was her first trip to Lake Tahoe. We even walked down to the beach so she can say that she saw the lake. She is doing better in the car too. She slept the entire way up there, and on the way home she mostly just took in the scenery. I'm hoping that this is just one of many sights that we take Lilybelle to see.
I couldn't believe how red the salmon got. You can't tell it from this picture, but the salmon jump and make quite a splash in their quest to swim upstream.
We all decided to walk down to the lake after seeing the fish swim upstream. This is the three of us enjoying the view on the walk down to Lake Tahoe.
Tim decided that despite the fact that it is October and it's Lake Tahoe to find a few rocks in the cold lake to skip.
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