Capturing the Art of Nature
Angry Harrison Lake
The wind was up and the waves were high on Harrison Lake when we arrived in September 2006
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Serendipitous Discoveries
2006
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It had been awhile since we were last out in the back country so we were not quite as picky about the weather. Today, Sept 30, 2006, wasn’t a wet day but the winds sure came up and made it a difficult job taking the few photos I managed to get. We were getting away a bit later and so needed to find a reasonably close area to explore. We settled on the Chehalis lake area and then ventured on over to Harrison.
As we arrived at Chehalis the wind was getting stronger and a few drops of rain were felt, we drove to my favorite overlook of the lake and snapped a few shots of the bleak lake below. I do like the mistiness of the scene with the low hung clouds as they moved up the lake. We only stayed a short while and planned to capture a few shots from the northern end of the lake. When we reached the north end, a heard of quads were racing around the area, so we decided to head over to Harrison without stopping.
We arrived at Harrison near 20 mile bay so that is where we headed first. It was a glorious sight. The water level was low so we were able to drive out a ways onto the beach. The wind was strong and it was whipping the waves up higher than I had seen in the past. The play of the sun on the breaking waves with the mists in the background created a wonderful scene full of many textures and subtle hues which invoked by imagination. The line of pilings seemed particularly interesting in this weather. I thought the small Canadian flag placed on the furthest post was holding up extremely well in the high winds. After exploring the beach for awhile we drove further up the lake past the new bridge which was recently replaced due to a wash out two years prior.
We stopped shortly past the new bridge at a small beach area which was a recent camp site and caught a few further pictures, the wind had quieted down signifiacantly by this point. As it was getting late, we turned back but first stopped by 20 mile bay camp grounds for a few more photos. Then it was on down the lake for one more brief stop before we headed home. So for a day that seemed very uncertain, we ended up with some very interesting photo opportunities.