Since 2009 my little family and I have been Capilano River Park in North Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»semi-regularly to enjoy the trails and poke our heads in to the hatchery there. One week ago there were that BC salmon could be in trouble due to a continuing drought that started with the driest August and September ever recorded, so when the rain finally started coming down a couple of days ago I knew it was almost time for a visit to this gem as I hoped to see a couple salmon returning. What I didn't expect to see was the river higher than I've ever seen it before - so high that the viewing platform has been marked off bounds because it's almost under water - and thousands of salmon through the viewing windows. But Mother Nature always does have a way of correcting herself, doesn't she?
Here's a quick 15 second video of a bunch of the hatchery salmon returning up the ladder from whence they came.
http://vimeo.com/51422752
You should go and witness this for yourself. It's incredible, and it's FREE. For the official info on the park go .
