Fall Family Salmon River Hike

Mom: We headed out as a family with our new foster dog Oreo to a favorite fall hike along the Salmon River. Amy and I took the lead and enjoyed this log.

Analise: 😡😰😱😷😵😄😅😗😏😛😮😫😲🙈 I went to see a rainy forest. I didn't like it, too rainy and too much walking.

Amy: This is the first beach where Analise and dad stopped to play while mom and I hiked on.

Mom: The river was clear and green. We were worried about Oreo eating dead fish.

Analise: I love Oreo Dog. 💔👹👺👰👳😅😰😸😹😺😻😼😽😾😿🙀🙈🙉🙊🙍🙎💃

Amy: These trees are super tall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mom: Gazing on the rapids. We saw a few salmon swimming but none jumping this year.

Amy: The river was beautiful and the trees were awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mom: Enjoying the old growth and the moss covered trees.

Mom: A little Fall color across the river.

Amy: Oreo is a hunter, that is why she tried to eat the dead fish!!!!!!!!!!!!! IMPORTANT: OREO IS A FRIENDLY DOG AND NONE HAVE TO FEAR HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SHE IS GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mom: Enjoying the "raging" river rapids.

Analise: I like mom but I don't like hiking in the rain. 😨😡😖💧💦💥👯👀👽😷😚😐😜😋😾😟😊😝💫😀😕😳😔😉😈😝😛😤😐💣

Amy: Our obligatory selfie. VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Analise: I liked the forest and the pumpkins? 💂💃💅💆💋💑😗😝😝😧😥😤😚😛😓😪😾😾🙌😻😹😯😔😓💕😅

Mom: We enjoyed the old growth forest with all its moss.

Mom: The tall trees gave us some canopy from the light rain falling.

Analise: I loved the moss and Oreo wanted to play the flute? 😼😧😦💫🂶🎅🏊🏉🎵🎭🎱🎅🀫🀪⚽♥♦🎄🎈🎇🃚🎆🎶🎺🏄🏆🎰🎹🎷🏁

Mom: Amy and I had some quality introvert time!

Amy: Oreo was so happy the "pack" was back together.

Analise: The trees kept me finished on the pumpkins? 🐹🐥🐙🍹🍘🐎🐦🍀🌳🌲🌺🍫🍵🐋🐟🐝🍱🍛🍱🐅🐤🐚🐏🍜🍜🍒🍅🍅🍓🍄🌼🍂🍔🌼🌻

Mom: Oreo was given a B from me for hiking. Amy kept saying Oreo got a solid A in her and Gil's book.  We got home and Oreo was all tired out.

Salmon River with a growing baby sister

Though the fall salmon run was close to finished, we headed off for one of our favorite fall hikes, Salmon River, with my favorite four year old, her favorite Sarah, and my six week old wonder!







As usual, we greatly enjoyed the moss and the mud.







This forest has some beautiful nurse logs as well.







We were all happy to get out for a hike and rediscover the wonder of the Salmon River.







Lunch is getting a little more complicated, cooking around a baby who likes to nurse for a very long time.  Sarah is always incredibly willing to help and both she and Amy have been so patient as I reinvent my backcountry cooking/ break system.







Baby Analise seemed to really enjoy checking out the moss and being outside.  Though she hates the car, she really enjoys riding in the front pack and being outside.







It was good to be on the trail.  Amy is getting to be such an excellent hiker who needs very few breaks herself, but is patient with her little sister's tendency to nurse for a long time.







The bright yellow leaves, the green moss, and the clear cold water were just the thing for a fall day.  We did not see Salmon this year, but really enjoyed our time communing with the river and the creator.