Labor Day, NorCal Style

This is my 15th year living in Northern California. I've lived here longer than anywhere. And yet this is the first time we've been swimming in the American River. It's what people do here. Like Southern Californers go to the beach to swim, and Utahns go to the lake, NorCal folks swim in the river.

Of course, being Labor Day, it was a little crowded. But that's ok. It's a big river. We can share.All the kids liked it except Evan. He was pretty nervous about the fish and sharks that he was sure were in the water, no matter how much we tried to convince him otherwise.


Lots of fun! It's something we'll definently do again.