Mid Autumn: October 12, 1997Frog Pond - Williams Lake - Colpitts Lake - Flat Lake

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Frog Pond - Williams Lake

We start at the Frog Pond. The sky is grey. Standing on the Purcell's Cove Road, we admire the combination of dark green conifers and deciduous trees on the shores of the southern end of the Frog Pond. The deciduous trees vary greatly in colour, and the colours are somewhat sombre because the sun is not shining. We continue to Williams Lake, where a similar kind of experience awaits us at the east end of the lake. Particularly beautiful is a small bay flanked by maples, birches and white pines. Climbing on to the ridge which lies immediately to the south of Williams Lake, we are pleased by a rather different combination of maples, birches and white pines, as we look at the view towards the Purcell's Cove Road. Further along on the ridge we see bands of birches and white pines when we look in the direction of the Purcell's Cove Road. As we proceed along the ridge the island-studded west end of Williams Lake comes into view. Red, orange and yellow are well represented in the landscape, but many deciduous leaves are still green. We descend from the ridge and walk towards Colpitts Lake.

Colpitts Lake - Flat Lake

The sky is clearing, and as it does so the northern end of Colpitts Lake takes on an unusual hue. We walk along the western shore of the lake and up on to the granite plateau. When we admire the view across Colpitts Lake the sky is blue. We descend from the plateau and make our way to Flat Lake. On the eastern side of the lake there is a beautiful creek. The trees are mainly coniferous, as we see when we enjoy the view of the western shore of the lake.

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