Day 6 looks like another possible rainy one so we finish up the fire pits. After lunch we take Tucson for a walk and when we get back we stumble upon this. Not good as we have a Momma Moose and Baby hanging out. Later that day the bear was seen chasing them.
It's Friday our last day off this week. It shows 90 percent chance of rain but up in Cooper Landing it is only 20 percent so we head up there to do the Russian River Falls hike we attempted a couple of weeks ago.
The roses are out
The main parking lot was full, we found the last spot at the lower lot but it involves stairs
Gary logs us in
Its a nice path
With beautiful views
and informational plaques
It's about a 3 mile hike in
with lots of changing scenery
A bridge crosses the Russian River and that trail takes you to the Russian Lakes but we are headed to the Falls
Tucson stops for a refreshing drink
It is a nice enough trail to ride a bike on
A glimpse of the river - we must be close
The river is running pretty good
There are two observation decks overlooking the river and falls
You can just make out the Salmon congregating by the shore in the calm water. Resting up for the next leg.
It was amazing watching them leaping over the falls some just to get thrown back down.
We follow some fly fishermen to the fishing hole
It's a narrow rocky trail down to the river
We catch a view of them ahead
Tucson takes a break and rests with the Salmon in the River
You have to be beyond this sign to fish and it is semi-combat fishing
You can catch 6 salmon but have to snag the fish in the mouth. This one he snagged in the tail so he had to release it.
We watched for a good half hour and then headed back
An ingenious fisherman
The forest greenery
An interesting piece of information on a plaque at Tern Lake: For every 400 King Salmon in the Kenai River only 100 will make it to Sea and
only 6 will return as adults and only 2 will survive to spawn.
We stopped at Cooper Landing on the way home and had dinner at the Sunrise Cafe. I had the best summer salad ever! Mixed greens, Goat Cheese, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, walnuts and a strawberry vinaigrette.
