Lac Ramsay and Trail 56

The photo club to which I belong holds a friendly competition each year during the peak of the Fall colour. We call it the Fall Challenge. A date and venue are chosen, and participants photograph as much or as little as they like there. Afterward, they submit eight photographs for scoring by their peers in the club. This year we returned to a popular site: Lac Ramsay and Trail 56 in Gatineau Park. As I often do, I carpooled with a friend and we arrived at about 8:30 AM. Not early enough for the dawn light, but thankfully early enough that there was still mist on Lac Ramsay. Once the mist had dissipated, I started working my way down Trail 56. I've been to this area a few times before and I knew that there were ponds just North of the trail. I headed there first and lucked out again since there was still a thin layer of ice at the pond's edge. I spent quite a bit of time working in this area. After a picnic lunch with my friend, we headed back down Trail 56 to Lac Kidder. I took a few shots at the lake but spent much of my time on my knees photographing mushrooms. I spend so much time on my knees during these Nature outings that knee pads have become part of my normal kit. This was a really fun outing with lots of opportunities for interesting photos.