October 15, 2011

Spirit Lake




It was a misty morning...we hoped we were on the right road



what a gorgeous fall day



now we were on a road not showing on the gps




years ago we had come to Spirit from the south and we both remember turning left at a beautiful marsh...a bridge is now out on the south route so we were coming from the north this time and weren't sure where the hell we were...and then the marsh...yes



and here's the road...much more overgrown than last time



it was cool in more ways than one



a great wide open space to set up camp 



Spirit Lake



easy access to the lake



the sun was warm but you still had to be dressed right



Arlene took this great shot looking north towards Mt Kitchener



I spotted this golden dragon fly...he was in trouble



so like the good guy I am...I saved him and soon he flew off



Arlene caught this bright little fella on the dry fly



clear and cold morning looking south to Crown Mountain 



the kayaks were covered in frost


we warmed up and had coffee and breakfast
then decided now was the time for a quad ride


Honey...its not a race


the frost makes the bracken go a wonderful halloween orange


enough pictures...lets go...Arlene's driving so she's the boss


we found a marvelous mushroom road  


looking for chanterelles  


loved the light on this little one


Shaggy Mane...we now know this one is good to harvest 


but not at this stage


slimy 


fantastic contrast in a dark forest


on the road they grew in patches


we wondered if this was a pine...maybe


tough guy pushing up through the branches


elk poop helping these guys



and we had another good feed of chanterelles 



we ended up down at Brewster Lake beach



and enjoyed the afternoon sun before heading back


we only had one cold night to spoon in the camper
but two full cloudless days in the great outdoors



4 comments:

  1. Outdid yourself with this report Russ! Some of those photos actually made me gasp. Beautiful light and love the fall colours. Nice mushroom shots too!

    Glad to see you were able to get in. I've been wanting to get back to Spirit for some time, but with Long Lake Main deactivated I wasn't sure how to do it. Good to see you found a way.

    Really appreciate your blog, it is getting very rich with content!

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  2. WOW,
    Russ, that word about covers it!
    Beautiful spot and extrordinary shots.
    Petra

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  3. Great pictures Russ....LOVE all the different mushroom pictures! Awesome!
    Thanks a lot for sharing
    Devon

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  4. jealous nice pics cant wait for spring shane / sheldon comox valley

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