Salmon running the Skagit River

We went to the North Cascades National Park this weekend and had the opportunity to see the salmon running in the Skagit River - it was so incredible! These fish (which are quite ugly, by the way!) were there by the thousands, and they were in water that was less than a foot deep. It was really an amazing sight to see. If you can make out all the "bumps" in the river in these photos - those are the salmon. Madison and Kaitlyn did great on our hike, as always =) We also saw the Ladder Falls and a dam. Another successful weekend!

Skagit Valley Farm Tour

We loooooove farms! On Saturday we visited 2 of them. The first had free pony rides - Madison had a blast riding them like a big girl. She also made a "veggie racer" out of a cucumber and raced it down a hill. The second farm had u-pick apples, u-pick pumpkins, a corn maize and a haunted barn. This was our first time picking apples or pumpkins - very exciting! I think Madison's favorite part was running through the corn maize and hiding in the corn. It was surprisingly tricky...we had to cheat to get out!