These bear cubs are less than a year old are experiencing the salmon run for the first time. #DestinationWild | National Geographic Animals

SALMON RUN IN OLYMPIA: Salmon are seen at Olympia's Fifth Avenue Dam next to Capitol Lake on Wednesday in this video from Chronicle photographer Ridley Hudson. From Experience Olympia: "As the salmon return home to spawn, the first place you'll find them congregating is at the southern-most end of Olympia's West Bay at the Fifth Avenue Dam. From here they traverse up a fish ladder into Capitol Lake, where they'll continue on up the Deschutes River. Venture out onto the metal walkway over the wat