Photos & Words by Emma C. & Kate L.
We started the morning by heading over to Goldstream. We spent a good half hour exploring all the interesting things the nature hut had to offer, like insight on flora and fauna. After that, we went on a hunt to find salmon. Unfortunately, we were a couple of weeks too early to see the end of the salmon life cycle.
Instead, we watched some salmon fight with each other which was very cool to see as well. We then continued with a hike, also near Goldstream. It was a bit of a push, as most of it was uphill, but we got to see an abandoned trestle. Our group took many photos of the spectacular sight, then progressed onto our descent.
Our next half of the day was spent at the Royal B.C museum, getting more information and history on the indigenous communities on the West Coast of B.C. We learned a variety of many things, including the significance of all the different languages, how they used to hunt and forage for food, and the impact of smallpox and the devastation that brought.