Fall Fun: Salmon & Ski Lifts

We had a couple of fun fall outings last week!  I heard that there are a few spots in Utah where you can see Kokanee Salmon running up river to spawn from the middle of September until the beginning of October so I made everyone go to the Provo River just above the Jordanelle Reservoir dam, the closest spot, so we could spot some salmon, and it was so cool!  We didn't see tons of salmon, but we probably saw 1-2 dozen, which was a lot more salmon than I've ever seen in nature before (1-2 dozen more, to be precise).

I didn't know what to expect with this outing, and did not have the kids dressed or shod appropriately.  Note to self: if we do this again, kids should be in shorts and water shoes, especially Luke, though he didn't care.  36 hours after we got home from this little adventure, Luke's shoes had finally dried out enough for school.

The drive through the canyon to get home took twice as long as it should have.  Between people out for a Sunday evening drive to see the fall colors and people coming home from camping over the weekend and the construction on the road, we had a lot of traffic.  We entertained ourselves with admiring the fall colors and taking pictures in the car and Jack quizzing us about Book of Mormon heroes and villains.

On Saturday we joined what felt like the rest of Utah County for a scenic lift ride at Sundance.  The wait to turn into the resort was about 15 minutes, and the wait to get on the lift took over half an hour.  But the ride was beautiful - and included a bunch of turkeys - and the weather was great and it was just nice to be up in the mountains for a few hours, seeing Sundance not covered in snow.