Elliot Lake is called "The Jewel in the Wilderness". And that is what it truly is. The scenery here, especially in the fall is breathtaking. There is no end to the photographer's dream photo opportunity. Even the most amateurish of photographers such as myself could not botch a photo with all this pristine beauty to work with.
These photos were taken at Depot Lake which is off the highway heading towards Elliot Lake. It is a beautiful spot as you can see. We went the other evening before the sun set and the photos turned out great! Every couple of feet I would see another photo begging to be taken. I have started trying to be more artistic in my photographs and am starting to "see" what would make a good shot more than I used to.
The leaves have really begun changing and should be at their peak very soon. The weather has been summer like the past couple of weeks but the evenings and mornings are cool causing the rapid change of color to the leaves.
The above photo was taken from the No Frills parking lot looking across the road. I had to crop out the parking lot and cars and cart carousels to showcase just the beauty of the trees.
This is the sign as you enter Depot Lake parking area.
More shots of the lake.
A small island of trees in the middle of the lake.
Bruce went out for a ride on his motorcycle yesterday onto the trails in the bush, north of town. He got lost and was fortunate enough to find a group of campers who lent him some gas for his bike and helped him to find his way out. Last night we looked at a map of the area he was in and we were astounded at how many lakes and rivers there were in that area alone.
I hope to go out again soon before the weather changes too much to take some more lake photographs and I will post them.
The weather today was absolutely magnificent. Both Bruce and I couldn't bare to spend time indoors and miss what turned out to be a day of very spring like temperatures and plenty of sunshine so we went for a long walk and when we got home our neighbors John and Debi invited us to accompany them on a drive to a nearby recreational spot on Highway 17 at Serpent River. It is a very scenic place and I took 40 pictures... I am sharing just a few here on my blog. A couple were taken by John or Debi with their camera which is much better than ours and with a much better zoom. Their closeups are amazing. The photo above was a tree we happened upon which on the one side shows a huge crater which was dug out by woodpeckers. The photo below is the same tree on the other side and you can see all the holes made by the woodpeckers.
Bruce looking at the tree in awe!
Debi and I deep in conversation.
This is Oggie Doggie. He had a good time, exploring and sniffing and marking his territory!
John and Bruce looking at the river.
John and Bruce and Oggie approaching a walkway.
Debi getting ready to take a photo of me.
The river.
We spent quite a bit of time at Serpent River, communing with nature and each other. I am really enjoying springtime revisited. It very well could be the calm before the storm... literally!
