Capturing the Art of Nature
Foley Lake
It was early December and the road to Foley was now open so we took the opportunity to revisit this area and see how the lake looked in winter.
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Serendipitous Discoveries
2007
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I had wanted to get back to Foley Lake since early summer but the road had a wash out and so it was not reachable. Finally I could get to the lake and so I was hoping to get a good view of the waterfall along the north shore. It may even have some intriguing extras in the way of ice formations. So off we went to see what would come our way. The drive up was quite normal and without note. We didn’t encounter any snow till we reached the Forest Service Road where we discovered heavy packed snow with ruts for our tires.
As we entered the FSR we saw a few unloading their quads and even one group who would be spending the night. The snow was easy to drive on but did raise the question as to how deep it would get by the lake. Driving the FSR went quickly; the snow was fairly well packed for most of the way to the lake. But once past the lake it rapidly got deeper and we decided not to bother driving further.
There were a few small streams flowing down the rock faces next to the road which presented us with some very intricate ice patterns. We stopped at two spots along Foley Lake where we were able to view the frozen surface. It was thick enough to walk on in some places but it wasn’t consistent so we chose to stay on the shore for this visit, neither of came prepared for an ice water swim. Unfortunately, we were not able to get to the main waterfall though we could hear it from across the frozen surface.
On our way back I noticed a number of ice effects on various objects along the side of the road. These were just too interesting to pass by so we stopped to capture a few images of the various leaves and needles that were covered in ice. Though I still didn’t get to see the waterfall I did capture a number of interesting images and did enjoy some fresh back country air. I also was able to work a few of my Ham Radio buddies from the lake which just goes to show the effectiveness of amateur radio for back country travels.