Mom, Dad and I went to Lake Catherine last weekend. It was beautiful. We were about a week shy of having peak fall color, but it was still gorgeous. We had a rocky start to the trip with a blowout on the trailer. We were around the pastures of Mooringsport when it happened. I found out that my car jack just won't work very well on a slope. I have AAA, but took a chance on flagging a passing truck down. It turned out that the guys worked for the gas company and were on their way home to Oklahoma from south LA. They were quite nice, got the trailer jacked up and the new tire put on within 45 minutes. So, we got packed back up and headed on to the lake.Saturday morning we went into Hot Springs hoping to find a tire. We looked for about 3 hours and nobody had that size tire. We gave up and went back to camp. I got the kayak rigged and went out on the lake for about three hours. It was a great afternoon to be out on the lake. A cool breeze blew out of the northeast and the sky was such a beautiful blue. I took lots of pictures, and I put the photos that I took in my webshots album. So I will only post a few here.
The lake was beautifully decked in reds, yellows and greens. I really think that Lake Catherine has some of the prettiest display of fall color in the region.
The lake was beautifully decked in reds, yellows and greens. I really think that Lake Catherine has some of the prettiest display of fall color in the region.
There were lots of ducks and geese. I didn't see but three blue herons while there. I did get a nice picture of a blue hiding from me in a tree.
The sides of the lake had lots of turtles laying around. You can see this was an area that was "Turtle City"! I don't think I have ever seen so many turtles in one place ever!
A little further down I went into a cove where I saw a really big turtle with several smaller ones. And then another turtle pulled up on the branch and they way they were looking at each other make it seem as if these guys were going to come to blows!
After getting back from my paddle, we went up to buy some firewood. I got the yellow pages out and made a list of numbers of tire places in the region. I got a wrecking/tire company in Malvern on the second try and they had the correct tire for my popup. That was a relief...I would not have liked driving all the way back to Shreveport without a spare.Sunday morning when we awoke, the world was in a fog. Everything was white. It made for some nice picture taking, so I have lots of them on my webshots page.
I just happened to catch the boy fishing as the fog was lifting out on the lake. The picture below is a panoramic that I made by stitching two pictures together. I think it is one of my favorite pictures from the trip.
Sunday after going to get the spare replaced, I was able to get out paddling before we left. I found this goose who was taking his bath.
He was enjoying his bath but when I got too close he started posturing... making sure that I knew he was boss I suppose... I love how the white goose appears to be bowing before the boss! And look how he is eyeing me...
I left the geese and paddled back to the waterfall. I was walking up to take a last picture of the falls when whoops...my foot slips and I go down into the water...camera and all. Needless to say that kind of put a damper on things. I think the Nikkor 28-105 macro lens is ruined. I'm not sure if anyone can take it apart to dry it out or not, but it filled with water. So I will probably have to replace it. The D70 body got wet too, but I have insurance on it through 2007, so I hope that it can be fixed. I thought I would give it a week or so to dry out and give it a try before I take it in. What a bad time to mess my camera up! Now I'll probably have to go to Miami in a week and a half with just the Canon. Oh well...I'll have to borrow Jim's camera every now and then...ok brother???Well, it's late and I'd best get some sleep. The next report will be after we get back from Miami November the 15th. Looking forward to seeing my brother Jim and Ann his wife and visiting the keys for the first time.
Remember if you want to check out more of my pictures from Lake Catherine, go to my Webshots album!
'til then...Happy Kayaking,
Cathy
Cathy
2 comments:
Sorry you had a rough weekend:(
The pics you got though are absolutely beautiful!! The waterfall is amazing, and I love the fog shots. It looks like you were visiting another world!
Safe travels to Miami!! Give Uncle Jim and Aunt Ann BIG hugs for me!
Hey Cathy - of course, you can borrow my canera anytime!! too bad about the stuff, however, I did that back 25 years ago at shady lake with my FM2 and the Nikkor 180 2.8, it filled up with water too, i let it drain out, spent some time with the blow dryer and it is still taking pictures today. granted, it's "old school" and not filled with nifty electronic gizmos, but, perhaps it's ok. the biggest issue with the camera will be the shutter. I had to have the shutter replaced on the FM 2. And, your card was ok, right? It's all replacable, you aren't, so, darnit, you need to be more careful on those arkansas trails, ok???
and, we are soo looking forward to seeing you and mom and dad. Can't wait!!!
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