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I hit the snooze button twice (it really was set tooooooo early). Finally got up about 6. There was a nice fog on the lake this morning, so I shot until breakfast.
I walked out and across Rainbow Stream this morning. While I was walking back, I found moose tracks interspersed with my boot tracks. Never saw the moose, however!!!
The photo on the left above shows some of the action around camp this morning. Fog rising from the lake, canoes and kayaks waiting a new day, and photographers with cameras pointing every direction. The center photo shows some of the fog over the lake with a tree covered hill in the background and a rivulet in the foreground. The photo on the right shows some of the color that the rising sun adds to the landscape.
The photo on the left shows a autumn birch forest emerging from the fog. The photo on the right is looking down the lake with foggy layers of mountains barely visible in the distance and a tall pine reflected at the water's edge.
Another good breakfast - scrambled eggs, bacon, blueberry muffins. After breakfase, we took “Angel’s Trail” to a lake overlook. It's a nice trail - most of it. Very rocky in places with lots of leaves and mosses.
The photo on the left above shows the lodge at Nahmakanta Lake Camp with some of their kayaks drying in the sun. The center photo concentrates on the kayaks (paddles in the background). The photo on the right is another view of the main lodge with a pair of adirondack chairs in front.
The photo on the left above shows a yellowed fern frond with a maple leaf that had fallen onto it. The center photo is a study in texture contrasts. This birch tree and pine tree were growing so close together that they appeared to have a common set of roots, yet the bark of each is quite different. The photo on the right above is another contrast of texture. This time, it's some deer moss (a lichen) and a maple leaf.
These photos are of the same location, an autumn birch forest on Angel's Trail. The one on the left is a conventional photo, while the one on the right uses a panning technique to blur the image, suggesting the forest rather than explicitly showing it.
The photo on the left above shows the view of the lake from the overlook. The center photo also shows the lake from the overlook, but concentrates more on the autumn colors on the hillside. The photo on the right shows a row of four mushrooms that were growing along a root that crossed the trail. We nearly stepped on these little guys.
We ate lunch at overlook, looking down at the lake. After lunch, we hiked back to the cabin - my back was hurting again. We sat on the porch and watched (and listened to) a loon on the lake, while nursing cups of tea. Rain threatened all afternoon and a brisk wind came up. We just had a lazy afternoon watching the world go by.
When it got too cool to sit on the porch, we went inside and Carl tried a fire. It was okay at first, but only the kindling caught. So, we played cribbage until dinnertime.
There were more shared photos before dinner (soup, chicken, corn, rice, etc, with banana cream pie for dessert). After dinner, it was back to the showers and one more game of cribbage before bed. After such a cold day, we had a warm night. I tossed off the top two layers of blankets. The weather here is weird!!