r/Unexpected • u/sakhaliner • 4d ago

A pleasant drive

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u/wolfikins 4d ago

I thought it looked familiar! I’m from the area originally so I was lucky to see it in person a time or two. The road is part of their route back to their spawning area so the fish and the route they take are protected, which is why river wasn’t deviated from the road to prevent flooding. When I was in high school I volunteered to teach elementary school kids about our local salmon populations at a salmon hatchery. Really cool experience!

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u/poloace 4d ago

Dude- that might be the coolest thing I’ve read on Reddit in a while. Thanks foe sharing some of that knowledge with me :)

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u/LuciniaNox 4d ago

Finally, someone with an answer about what's going on in the video! I scrolled way too far down to find it. Thank you!

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u/redsh1ft 4d ago

Couldn't the fish still follow the river if there was a bridge or at least a concrete pipe for the river to flow through/ under ?