Since we moved to the valley I have been wanting to go see the salmon run but I keep finding out to late and by the time we could go it is over. I saw it on the Ogden Valley Moms page that they were running currently and I wanted to make a plan to go. Matt hadn't been feeling well but said to go without him. So we loaded up and headed for the mountains I figured it would be good for all of us to get some fresh air and for Matt to have some peace and quiet.
It was pretty warm to start I was more than ready to get into the trees and cooler air. The kids were all really excited to be outside and hiking...we'll see how long that lasts.
We stopped to take quite a few breaks and get drinks to make sure everyone stayed hydrated.
The views of Causey Reservoir were beautiful from the trail although it is so sad how low the water level is right now.
The colors were just starting to change. You could tell the different types of leaves by the color they currently were. All the aspens were yellow that day and so pretty. The kids all did a great job staying together. The trail is a 2.5 mile hike each way so I was a little concerned they'd get to tired but they didn't.
Yay! We made it. Initially as we looked at the stream/river there were very few fish and I thought in my head...was this really worth it?! But after we ate and had more water we ventured further up the stream and found many many more there. Their bright orange skin made them easy to see and so fun to watch them, There would be an occasional fish that would get stuck and die. The kids decided to get sticks and free all the fish that were trapped in a n effort to try and save them. I just enjoyed watching them play and put my feet in the water.
Liam mostly enjoyed jumping on rocks in the river
Just as we were getting ready to leave I heard a lady slide down the hill that dropped into the stream. When she fell she hurt her ankle badly...it looked like it might have been broken. No one had cell service so her husband stayed with her and the kids and I said we could run back and call for help. It gave the kids the umph they needed to get back I think. About 1/2 way back we ran into another group of hikers and asked if they had cell service...amazingly enough one of them had enough to make an emergency phone call. After we knew there was help on the way we lessened our paced briefly before the girls wanted to run again to make sure that help was coming. Shortly before we made it back we passed a sheriff and 2 paramedics. They asked us if we knew what was going on so we told them and they called in the rest of the info so they could get more help because they were going to have to carry her out. Just as we got back to the car we saw 2 more paramedics with a stretcher on a dirt bike tire that I assume they were going to haul her out on. We were all pretty relieved to be back to the air conditioned car and to more water. We had run out shortly before we got back. Now it was time to go home and take a good shower. It was such a fun experience and the kids did so well.
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