nw weir trail

this walk to lake 239 and the nw terrestrial inflow usually takes about 20 minutes
there and back again. i took a picture for each section of the trail, trying to make a
continuous flow of the trail. this will likely only be of interest to folks who have walked the trail in the past with the pictures triggering memories of being on the trail.


the beginning of the nw weir trail from the camp road. and over the open rock
with a short stop to look at some quartz and moss.


the last of open rock for awhile and into the forest of birch, poplar,
jack pine and spruce trees. lots of water in places, good thing i
wore my yellow boots with green turtles.

and it is downhill all the way to the inflow and the lake although
these look the same they do show different successive parts of
the trail. keep walking you won't be disappointed.

i liked the the framing of this tree stump with all the mosses and lichens
covering it. and still going down hill. i spied these lovely bright green raspberry
leaves. lots of raspberries along this trail.


still going down hill. coming to water moving downhill as well. till we come
to a flooded area of the path and a large pond to the right.

finally the nw weir is in sight. these weirs measure the flow of water going
into the lake. this weir measures terrestrial water flowing from quite a large
area of forest. the wooden bridge allows easy access to the rest of the trail.

this is the water flowing over the v notch of the weir and under the bridge.
flowing through the forest delta to the lake.the water is so brown because
of tannin.

the trail gets very boggy as we go through this cedar grove. the smell of
cedar is refreshing. and finally the trail ends at the lake. sorry about
the lack of focus.

this picture shows the inflow bay to the right. above is the view to the
left of the trail. schindlers cabin is a short walk along the beach.

more of the inflow bay. i love taking pictures of water.

a picture of moss for anne and a very old snag of tree root.
i did see some warblers here but was not quick enough to take their picture.

on the way back now. labrador tea and moss in water. another view of the big
pond. and back up the trail.

on the way back i noticed this birch tree flashing me. the new bark
is so white against the orange.

i missed this birch stump on the way downhill. i always see more
on the way uphill.

i liked the look of this stump as well. and still going uphill.

the end is near. and on to open rock. the camp road is in sight.

more shots of moss for anne.

the last of the open rock before getting to the camp road.

these were taken on the fire line. i loved the patterns on the wood and
the new growth of grass pushing through the dead grass from last year.

these show the fire line, a swath of open area with a pipeline and sprinklers
that stretch from lake 239 to lake 240 surrounding the camp. this is one
of the defenses against forest fires. these pictures show the lake 239 side
of the fire line with the last one showing it crossing the camp road.