Here is a small glimpse of the fun we had at Alturas Lake over Labor Day. It was a nice weekend of fishing, swimming, sitting by a fire, eating, and chillaxing. The water was freezing cold, but that didn't stop us! The days were in the mid 80's but the nights were in the low 40's! Needless to say, we weren't quite prepared for the colder weather. At times, we had on every cold weather item that we brought. Glad the forest service let use have a fire within designated rings. 
Here are a couple pictures of the the success that we had. I truly enjoy the expression on Elayna's face as her and Aunt Amy hauled in a nice rainbow. Ed, however, was experiencing some difficulties catching a trout, but when he finally had a hit and reeled the fish in, his expression was also priceless when he saw the lips of a big sucker coming out of the water! Once he moved off the lake and into the stream, he started catching real fish...kokanee Salmon! 
Lastly, here are the animals that we saw on the trip. Some we brought with us, others we saw along the way. The woodpecker and the squirrel let me get quite close to them! The praying mantis Ed saw while we were stuck in construction from across the highway. The frog jumped off the bank right in front of Hannah, so we caught him and held him for a moment. It was cool to show Hannah all the bright red salmon. They were everywhere in the stream!
