As the sun dipped lower in the sky the woods became more gloomy. This part of the trail is densely treed and the branches were still laden with the pr (...)

Looking left from the horses or coming in from the west - the outskirts of the the village of Ashton. I've always liked these log buildings but the ow (...)

The January thaw roared out of the south and gripped the Ottawa Valley in its hot, moist jaws. From - 23 C to + 12 C within three days - such change g (...)

Up around the bend the trail opens up and crosses a stream draining the marsh. Although the sun was still toying with the treetops it was dusk in the (...)

There is a fine old building by the bridge which is again for sale. It must have been a general store once, then a restaurant. I took several shots th (...)

This is the same stream as previous but looking upstream. These images are not to everyone's liking but I find them moody. If they affect me at the ti (...)

I parked the Bumblebee at the Ashton General Store and did a walkabout. I found these two horses at the edge of the village. They looked at me with mi (...)

I really like this shot. The colours drew me in and I'm thrilled that it turned out the way it did. Normally, one would take several shots, bracketing (...)

A final look back at the setting sun over the Stoney Creek trail. I continues to amaze me that this kind of beauty lies within a 100 m of a heavily po (...)

That night the temperature plunged. A new dawn arose with the land in the grip of -23 C but I was dressed for it. I was also full of coffee & croissan (...)

The river plunging into the gorge generates a heavy mist which then drifts across the scene, at times revealing, only to conceal, like a beautiful wom (...)

Old signs are photographer magnets. I chose to post this one but I also liked how the sign looked in black & while. There is a history of the place wr (...)

This view from the interpretive centre is the classic one but it changes as the light changes. It is always dramatic when the sunlight catches the fro (...)

I liked the way the frost lace interacted with the curtains in the window.

Another view from the same spot but below the gorge where the mist doesn't quite reach. I wonder if the people who live in the condos high above this (...)

The chairs wait ... for Spring ... for warm tourist bums ...

This truck is to be found behind the general store. I hadn't noticed it before until I walked up Ashton's only other street.

Hog's Back falls looking upstream into the rising sun. From this viewpoint I intended to climb back up to the bridge and cross over the gorge to photo (...)

Around the next bend, over the next hill ... suddenly ... the Bumblebee screeched to a halt. There be ponies here!

Naturally, I had to say hello to the ponies and they were little sweeties too. They snuffled me and crowded around. I had no choice but to take close- (...)