This is a wonderful post about the life of Salmon. I too am a PNW resident (just arrived) and I am endlessly amazed with the nature here. It's great to find some other folks writing about the area! I look forward to reading your words. One thing I discovered recently was about the connection of bears, trees and salmon. As an engineer I see this as the ultimate circular economy and I wrote about this recently here https://open.substack.com/pub/waterboy1/p/the-salmon-bear-forest-connection?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=4fmtbn
The strange and elusive tendencies of Substack’s algorithm led me to your post and I’m thrilled! I’m a PNW transplant and I’ve been enamored by salmon migration since moving out here. Being in Spokane, there are stories of the days before the Columbia River dams and the immense runs here at our downtown falls. Thanks for capturing this mystery in such detail and beauty. Really enjoyed reading!
This is a wonderful post about the life of Salmon. I too am a PNW resident (just arrived) and I am endlessly amazed with the nature here. It's great to find some other folks writing about the area! I look forward to reading your words. One thing I discovered recently was about the connection of bears, trees and salmon. As an engineer I see this as the ultimate circular economy and I wrote about this recently here https://open.substack.com/pub/waterboy1/p/the-salmon-bear-forest-connection?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=4fmtbn
Thanks Mike,
It is good to hear from you and I am pleased that you enjoyed the post.
Salmon are indeed still a bit of a mystery but most agree they sure taste great. We do have to be sure not to overly abuse them.
If you haven't already, you might also enjoy reading my previous post on Mushrooming this past fall.
https://rasklein.substack.com/p/its-mushroom-season-in-the-pacific
Thanks Ron, I’ll check it out. I wrote this piece awhile back. A bit more memoir-esque with salmon migration as a centering metaphor. https://open.substack.com/pub/mikechristie/p/salmon-the-boundless-beyond-and-the?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
The strange and elusive tendencies of Substack’s algorithm led me to your post and I’m thrilled! I’m a PNW transplant and I’ve been enamored by salmon migration since moving out here. Being in Spokane, there are stories of the days before the Columbia River dams and the immense runs here at our downtown falls. Thanks for capturing this mystery in such detail and beauty. Really enjoyed reading!