Beaver Pond Journal 2011 #5

Journal entry for November 15, 2011  "Passed the beaver pond and continued on to the terminus of Indian Lake Road at Squaw Lake trailhead, then returned to the pond. Took my large camera bag and tripod and walked down to the dam. Shot more images of the dam, lodge and pond, then worked my way along the shoreline to a spot where I found numerous fresh beaver cut stumps which I photographed for my image catalog. The beaver have raised the level of the dam somemore. I made my way around to the panorama set up location and found the set up pin under six inches of water.
 Mary got some exercise walking the road to keep warm. The day was overcast and very damp. I finished shooting the photos I wanted, repacked my gear and returned to the truck."

 Looking over the top of the dam at the beaver lodge

 The beaver lodge on November15, 2011

 Fresh cut beaver stumps near the panorama set up location

 The beaver lodge from the panorama set up location

Journal entry for December 4, 2011  "Arrived at the beaver pond at 11:57 A.M.  The temperature must have risen because the snow was melting. Skim ice covered the pond promising winter was on the way. The feedbed had been increased since we were last here on November 15th.
Mary and I both shot images of the ice covered pond. I also shot a series of HDR (High Dynamic Range) images to deal with the bright sunshine. The wide angle image included the pond outlet, dam lodge and an overall view of the pond. I was pleased with the result.
Packed our camera gear back in the truck and headed for a few more destinations in the Moose River Plains Wild Forest.

The HDR image of the beaver pond on December 4, 2011

Wide angle view of a portion of the pond

Winter's ice is beginning to lock the beaver under the surface of the pond

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Bunch