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Tukwila's Outing to Wallace Falls and Wallace River Hatchery

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Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009
Trip Types: Educational, Hiking
Plan: (7-7:45am) Leaders meet @ All City Coffee (7:45-8am) Leaders head to Tukwila Elem (8-8:15am) Students arrive at Tukwila (8:15-8:30am) Prepare to depart (gear, introductions) (8:30-10am) Depart Tukwila, snacks, travel to Travel to Wallace Falls Hatchery (Gold Bar, WA) (10-10:15am) Take tour of hatchery. Travel to Wallace Falls Park (**Lunch in vans en route)Prepare for hike (restrooms, etc.) and hike to Wallace Falls (destination per available time: middle 2.1mi/upper 2.75mi) Prepare to depart for Tukwila (restrooms, etc.) (2:30-3:30pm) Arrive Tukwila, collect gear (3:30-4:00pm) Kids picked up
Report: After a quick round of introductions, we left Tukwila Elementary and headed up to the Wallace River Salmon Hatchery. Erin, who works at the hatchery, gave a fabulous tour of the hatchery and showed the kids all the life stages of the salmon. The kids loved getting to touch the fertilized eggs and feeding the salmon. They were amazed by the thousands of pink salmon jumping by the weir in the Wallace River. We left the hatchery and drove the short distance to the Wallace Falls trailhead. It was a beautiful hike and just the right distance to the lower falls for the elementary kids. The kids were proud of themselves and got a big kick out of the waterfalls. It was a fun day for everyone.

Photos

Tukwila Elementary students hiking back to the trailhead after a good day of hiking
Sat., Sep. 26, 2009
[Tukwila] Wallace Falls and Wallace River Hatchery
Tukwila Elementary student sporting the polarized fish finders
Sat., Sep. 26, 2009
[Tukwila] Wallace Falls and Wallace River Hatchery
Tukwila Elementary EYES leader superstar
Sat., Sep. 26, 2009
[Tukwila] Wallace Falls and Wallace River Hatchery
Tukwila Elementary student enjoying the fruits of his labor at Wallace Falls
Sat., Sep. 26, 2009
[Tukwila] Wallace Falls and Wallace River Hatchery
Tukwila Elementary students taking a break for a photo op. at the Wallace Falls
Sat., Sep. 26, 2009
[Tukwila] Wallace Falls and Wallace River Hatchery
Tukwila Elementary students sporting the polarized fish finders at the salmon fish hatchery
Sat., Sep. 26, 2009
[Tukwila] Wallace Falls and Wallace River Hatchery

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