salmon

thesalmonspirit

Salmon

thisisnotmytopictoday.

Today,Iwilltellyousomethingaboutthegreatsalmonrun.

HereonthewesterncoastofnorthernAmericainthespringofeachyear,oneofthe

world’sgreatesttravellerscomeshome.

OverhalfabillionsalmoninthePacificOceanstartonthe3,000miles(4700km)

ure

prepareunthinkablehardshipsanddangersforthem.

lenemies

Threatfromnaturalenemiesisalwayswithsalmon.

Killerwales,thohugemonsteratalotofsalmon.

Andsodothealions,theyarenotsocutethantheylooklike.

Salmonsharksareheretoo,specifictofeedonsalmon.

Andthereisonehunterthattheycannevereitcoming,thebaldeagle.

Intheriver,thehungrybearopentheirmouthwaitingforsalmon’scoming

ream

Weallknowriversflowintotheocean,whensalmonswimtorivermouththen

entertherivers,thingsgettingevenwor.

Thewaterlevelisoftentoolow,mostsalmonwillbebattered,someeven

stranded

salmonhavetogoupstreamwithouteatingandevendrinking,astheir

nergyintheirbodyisall

theyhavetotheendthetravel.

theycannotstopforawhile,orthewillbewashawaybythestrongcurrents

andrapids.

erwaterfalls

Tiredandstarvingsalmon,theywillfaceanotherchallenge,thewaterfallswith

hungrybearswaitingforthem.

Theirbodyaresolidmuscle,andperfecttoshowthefly,Thesalmoncanjump

3metershigh!

Terrifyingforceforthesalmonislikeahumanbeingjumpingovera4storeybuilding!

Theyhavetoclimbnearly7,000feet(2,100m)whengoingupstream!

Howincrediblecreaturethesalmonare!

Afterallthocrazyexperiences,salmonwillreachsomecalmspots,then

theybegintospawn,anddieforthis...

Frombirthtodeath,vergiveup,

andaccomplishtheirmissionintheend.

Dotheiramazinglifegivesupanyrevelation?Ofcour,itgivesmeagreat

liveforourowndream,goourownway,nomatterwhatotherslaugh

at,nomatterhowharditwillbe,nevergiveup!Thatisthesalmonspirit!