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LOGISTICS: Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail,www.spsseg.org. Kennedy Creek Natural AreaPreserve, www.dnr.wa.gov/AboutDNR/~anagedLands/Pages/arnp_na_Kennedy
.aspx. Squaxin Island Tribe Museum, www.squaxinislandrnuseurn.org. Lighthouse Bungalow, from $175, www./ighthousebungalow.com. Ramblin Jacks, www.rarnb/injacks.com.Olympia Farmers Market, www.olyrnpiafarrnersrnarket.com. Batdorf & Bronson Coffee,www.dancinggoats.com.
Come fall, fat chum salmon can be spotted fromthe leafy Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail (left).
fertilizing their eggs, their bodies are richwith food from the ocean-fine nourishment for eagles, bears, and gulls.
The Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail offers a rare opportunity to witness thisspectacle. Operated by the South PugetSound Salmon Enhancement Group, thesecluded trail is open weekends in November. Guides and interpretive signagetell the salmon story, and observationplatforms enhance viewing. Nearby, theKennedy Creek Natural Area Preserveshowcases Puget Sound estuary habitat,with shorebirds, waterfowl, and migrating salmon. The Squaxin Island Tribeshares its story at the Museum Libraryand Research Center. Exhibits of baskets and other artifacts tell of the tribe'slong relationship with Puget Sound. A25-minute drive south, in Olympia, checkinto the Lighthouse Bungalow, snug onthe shore of Puget Sound and a stone'sthrow from downtown. Kayaks and bicycles are available. Ramblin Jacks offers savory meals cooked from scratchin a wood-fired oven and barbecuesmoker. Next morning, walk the shoreto the Olympia Farmers Market for seafood, farm produce, jams and jellies, andhigh-quality crafts. Batdorf & Bronson'srenowned coffee is roasted right nextto the market. Tours are offered, and sipping coffee in one of their Dancing Goatslocations is a great way to end a November stay ona warm note.
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come home to spawn. Born in those verystreams a few years before, the salmonmigrate to the Pacific Ocean to mature,then return to start the next generation.Although they die after depositing and
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Fall Salmon Spectacular
Every autumn in WashingtonState streams flowing intoPuget Sound host the climaxof one of nature's greatest
migrations: Thousands of chum salmon
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