Today was our last day with our RV, and yet it was the first day we went for a hike without having to first drive somewhere!
Leaving our RV behind to have a well earned rest, we set off walking from our campground towards Brohm Lake. This lake was atop the hills that surrounded the area, and followed a stream that was still an active salmon run. This was obvious in the first stream that we crossed - it was filled with salmon, furiously swimming against the current, and jumping out of water. In fact, we heard the sloshing of the fish long before we caught sight of the stream.
Continuing on, we reached the foot of a very steep and rocky hill. This was the trail. We began our climb, which was certainly the most exhausting yet. On reaching the top, the trail levelled off into a much more forgiving walk through the forests which eventually opened up to reveal Brohm Lake.
The lake was being used by many people who were sat around its shores and some which had gone for a swim. Given our punishing trek to get here, we'd love to have said we joined them but unfortunately we didn't take our swimming stuff. Instead, we sat on the shore and had a quick something to eat before continuing on.
The remainder of the walk took us around the perimeter of the lake, and followed the trail back down the steep hillside we'd climb earlier.
We arrived back at the campground quite early, but we weren't yet done for the day. Tomorrow we would be driving to Vancouver to say goodbye to our RV, so tonight we had to pack up and give it a thorough clean. We also wanted to do our last lot of laundry, but after driving to the two local laundrettes, we found them both closed!
We did most of the packing and cleaning, but after a tiring day we decided to save some for the morning. We settled in for our final night with our newfound home.
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