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It was early in the morning, on Thanksgiving Day, October 2017 when we dressed warm for an all day, high altitude, alpine ATV ride. The Monashee mountain range, in October, is unpredictable however we prepared for it. As we gained altitude it became foggy, the falling snow started to stick to the road and the wind was bitterly cold in our open ATV's. "If the snow gets much deeper", we remarked "we'll have to turn around". We pressed on and eventually stopped to have lunch in the middle of this winter wonderland (we were thankful for thermoses of hot coffee!). While there my girlfriend and I ventured into the forest and happened upon this lake. Wow, what are the chances that behind this tree, that tree, around the corner and over a rise, there would be a lake! I immediately noticed the reflections, they were darker than the trees themselves, “Wow”, I remember exclaiming and began taking photos. By days end we were exhausted, cold and hungry but as luck should have our timing was perfect for us to enjoy the Seymour Arm Community Association's Thanksgiving dinner. What a great day to share with friends! The spiritual serenity of the alpine incredibly majestic; I'll never forget this special day that I shared with my dear friends, nor this hidden treasure.
I haven't been taking too many photos these days because of all the mosquitos here in the North West (with thanks to a very wet spring and summer). I don't "do" mosquitos very well and doing battle while taking photos is challenging! My brief departure from working out in the field however has given me an opportunity to work on some of my favorite photos from earlier this year; including this one. With my full format camera in hand, I took this photo knowing I'd be cropping it into the panoramic format you see here. I wanted to showcase just a sliver of the forest; using the vertical lines, the variety in textures and these soft and subtle colors to entertain the inquisitive viewer. Mother nature truly created this abstract but it takes a creative and inquisitive eye to see it. :-)
