September 18th, 2021
Finally Fall
In Alaska, Fall can happen pretty fast. It feel like our shortest season of all. Last week we had the dish of water we leave for the birds frozen over. So we are dipping below freezing on a few nights. This is does not really bother me at all. I don't like the cold, but I can deal with it, after all you just throw on a sweater or a thicker coat, but most times that is not needed as I have acclimated to the colder weather.
Monday I presented a few shots from Fall last year, Fall is always interesting to me, it is or can be one of the most photogenic seasons of the year.
Once again I forgot I was going to get a picture of the bridge as you drive over it. It is a small one lane bridge, and people with the big motor-homes(RV's), do not seem to like taking it, so the area is pretty free of people most times.
This is the view from the small platform they have for people to stand on and watch the salmon swim into the lake on their spawning run. We missed that event this year.
Small foot bridge to a nice view point.
It has been a couple years since I wandered the trail here. It is not that long but did take me some effort. Along side the trail there are a lot of mushrooms and other small things to take pictures of.
The destination:
There is a little bench to sit on here, and you do get a nice view of the lake and with eyeballs you can see some swans in the reeds. I'll have to try and come back in Spring when the birds are inbound with my longer lens and try to get some birds landing/taking off from the water.
A nice view of some of the Fall colors, the road ahead is not for the faint of heart, I am not sure if it even still continues all the way to Sterling. I have driven a few miles into it in a small car several years ago when I was a lot dumber than I am now. I am not even sure if it is a jeep trail any more or if the best choice would be a motor bike or a four wheeler. I do know if you decide to try it, make sure you have a working wench and an anchor for your wench just in case you get bogged down where there are no trees or rocks. One day I would like to travel the road again.
Just a small tree leaning over the path between the parking areas. I liked the contrast of the bright yellow and the green behind, and also the tree was leaning, who doesn't like a nice leaning tree.
This was not an easy picture to take, in fact I was not sure what I was going to get. The Nikon D7500 is not really a one hand camera, it is fairly large. So I got a good hold and held it out the window, unable to see what I was looking at, just using my eyes to try and aim the camera. I managed to aim it pretty good, and push the button, and auto focus did the rest.
After the picnic area we decided to try for Trail Lake. When we got there the sun was not really there and there really was not a lot of fall color, so not to photogenic, but we did take some pictures. Here is the bet from the lake, and it was as we were leaving.
Well that pretty much covers the photo part of the day. We hope to get out again today or tomorrow for some more weekend photo excursions.
