We just finished a science unit on watersheds. Our stop at Taylor Creek in South Lake Tahoe was a perfect stop to see a watershed first hand, and see all of the Kokanee Salmon. Our timing was perfect as the creek was full of salmon heading upstream to spawn. Much to the boys' delight there were several who had completed their journey and died. I'm pretty sure the dead salmon were even more impressive than the live ones.
It was a beautiful walk through the different parts of the watershed, including lots of aspen groves.
The river was thick with salmon!
We learned all about the life cycle of the salmon, but really it was just fun to look at all of the fish. It was exciting to see them swim through the shallow water and jump up little waterfalls.
Baby was very excited to see all of the fish.
The stream profile chamber lets you get a look under water.
If you are in South Lake Tahoe in the early Fall this is definitely a must see!
We LOVE that trail and the stream profile. I've never seen the salmon run though. I hope we can do it sometime.
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