Well - another excursion! Christine and I are determined to see as much as we can from a winter perspective! On Wednesday we drove to the Hawk River Log Chute - a log chute that was used by loggers and is still in perfect condition today! There are 3 different spots along Little Hawk Lake Road to pull over and picnic or just enjoy the fast-moving river. It is also a popular spot for tubing into Hall's Lake - you come out near the public beach. We started at the end of the road, but the Hawk Lake Marine and moved down to the dam and log chute. This is also an excellent place to access a couple of the hiking trails in the region - well maintained and marked with a kiosk for information and maps. The weather was gorgeous - warm, but very cloudy and we took our time walking around. As the water rushed from the dam into the log chute there was a neat effect on the side of the chute. The water had created a see-through ice wall where you could see the water rushing behind - something that was impossible to catch on camera. We took 140 photos! The rock face on the far side had incredible growths, ice formations and unlimited photo opps - we could have spent hours there. A funny moment when I started to slip on a trail - grabbed a tree branch, and the tree branch broke - I took the whole branch with me to the bottom of the trail - it seems I have more than enough padding of my own to break the fall! We stopped and took a few photos of Hall's Lake on our way home as the clouds grew darker by the minute.

I am trying to create photo albums at the side of my blog but so far am failing - I have posted a question for help in the discussion forum but no answers yet! In the meantime, here are just a few!