It rained quite heavily during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, so on Wednesday (yesterday) I decided to hike Coppermine Trail, enjoying the raging waters in the brook on my way to the Bridal Veil Falls. Looking at the Pemi from the bridge near the Woodstock fire station I saw that I would not be disappointed!
The hike starts with a road walk, followed by a wide trail. After about a mile I heard the brook, and bushwhacked a short distance to get a look at it. Rather pointless, of course, since the brook is visible from the trail from shortly beyond that point to the falls, but I was in a hurry to see it:
I tried, not too successfully, to get some pictures that gave a better feel for the raging water, and uploaded a few to my album Coppermine Trail, Nov 30 2011. This is perhaps the best of the sorry lot
Sitting at the shelter I felt in a playful mood, and photographed water flowing over a rock at four different shutter speeds. This at 1/10th of a second to get the silky effect:
and this at 1/200 second to get the action effect:
Then on to the falls for the final shot:
Notes on the trail conditions: The trail was very wet, with very few drainages, so lots of water flowing down it. I probably spent more time clearing the few drainages (note: a hoe would have been more efficient than hiking poles!!) than taking photos. Also there are two short stretches where Hurricaine Irene (not really, see roadtripper's post below) has washed the trail out, here is one of them (bright sunlight did not help with the photo):
Also, all the way up to the falls (elevation 2,100 feet) I did not see a single snowflake. I wonder how much snow remains higher up.
The hike starts with a road walk, followed by a wide trail. After about a mile I heard the brook, and bushwhacked a short distance to get a look at it. Rather pointless, of course, since the brook is visible from the trail from shortly beyond that point to the falls, but I was in a hurry to see it:
I tried, not too successfully, to get some pictures that gave a better feel for the raging water, and uploaded a few to my album Coppermine Trail, Nov 30 2011. This is perhaps the best of the sorry lot
Sitting at the shelter I felt in a playful mood, and photographed water flowing over a rock at four different shutter speeds. This at 1/10th of a second to get the silky effect:
and this at 1/200 second to get the action effect:
Then on to the falls for the final shot:
Notes on the trail conditions: The trail was very wet, with very few drainages, so lots of water flowing down it. I probably spent more time clearing the few drainages (note: a hoe would have been more efficient than hiking poles!!) than taking photos. Also there are two short stretches where Hurricaine Irene (not really, see roadtripper's post below) has washed the trail out, here is one of them (bright sunlight did not help with the photo
):
Also, all the way up to the falls (elevation 2,100 feet) I did not see a single snowflake. I wonder how much snow remains higher up.
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