Last Day

Today we got up and packed up and headed off for a quick walk before heading home. Last time we had walked around this lake and found out about a reverse river delta nearby so I thought why not do that walk again, but starting from the delta side as it was a nice viewpoint over there. Once we got there I spied on my trail app and found another hike through the forest to the oldest tree in the National park so we decided to try that one instead of the lake. First we spied on the views from the parking lot and the reverse delta was so green! So much greener than in the fall! Then it was off through the woods to the tree…which was no longer alive! There was a sign there about how the forest changes all the time, but sometimes it is on the order of 100’s of years, and how this tree was first damaged in 1994 by a storm and then a storm in 2010 took it out for good. But that is not a bad thing as now sunlight reaches areas it didn’t before and the seeds from this tree have been deposited by birds and things so it’s offspring is growing in the area and making new forest. We laughed when we got there and the tree was no longer.

Then back to the car and we headed up the lake trail a bit to a higher viewpoint as it wasn’t that far. It was really nice up there! Then off to head home. I really enjoyed the weekend on the water and now I am planning to go back next month if we can find a place as it was so nice I didn’t want to come home!Read more