Shunda Creek

On Friday November 7th, Margarit and I decided to walk into the falls at Shunda Creek.  In the summer months we usually ride here on the ATV's.  This time we parked along the highway and walked in.  I wasn't sure what ice conditions would be like, and didn't know if we would be able to cross over from the ATV trail.  It turns out the water was very low, and could have got to it from either side.  All the same we enjoyed the walk through the woods and the solitude down by the falls.  It was considerably cooler than it had been the day before, and down by the creek the humidity made it rather chilling.  The skies were mostly cloudy and there was only some weak sun.  And the temperature in the open never really got up above +5, and probably less down by the creek.

There is a large pool below the falls that was entirely covered with bubbles from the upstream rapids.  I can only surmise that the bubbles were not popping due to the low temperature.  The drifted around on the pool, in mesmerizing, swirling patterns.  It was very cool to watch, and I have included a short video at the end of this post.  I also shot it with a long exposure on my view camera, so I shall see if that yields anything interesting.

After spending a couple of peaceful hours here, we walked back out to the highway and drove back to the cottage.  We were cold from the afternoon's exposure, so we got a fire going in the wood stove back home, and spent a relaxing evening enjoying dinner together, and watching a DVD documentary.