A few weeks ago we had a significant cold snap.  We have not had a lot of snow and sunshine at the same time this winter.  So, when a sunny Saturday came along, after a snowfall, I packed up my gear and went hunting for some scenic winter shots.

Of course, I would choose a morning at -17C without the windchill.  If I remember right the windchill brought it down to -27C.  Fortunately, it was what they call a dry cold!

Anyway, I went to one of my favourite spots – the Caledon Badlands – first.  I have photographed it many times and it never gets dull.  In the link to this Journal Post is a photo from early fall, as well as during my time freezing on the slope.

I got a few nice shots, and even better ones two weeks later, but the unexpected photos came in Belfountain at the Conservation Area in town.  I just stumbled upon it and even though it was closed, there were lots of foot prints leading back deeper into the park.  I could hear water falling in the distance and I tromped through the somewhat deep snow towards the sound.  The featured photo for this Journal post says more about what I encountered and felt than any words could describe.

I went back again two weeks later, but much of the frost on the trees had melted away. It really needed the -17C temperatures and I am so glad I ventured out that morning, because I could have never anticipated what I beheld.

 

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