Late in the season, I’m still exploring new places. We were following the same river that we visited last week, and it meant discovering more remnants of log driving activity in these waters. The rock walls that line up the riverbank in some places is an obvious sign of log driving, but then there are other things that are starting to disappear from sight, like the wooden channels from the late 19th century that are now overgrown, or the duckboards which are half rotten so you have to be careful where you step because the plank can break under your foot when you least expect it. A fresh dusting of snow on the old planks doesn’t help…

Photographically a tough day, but this late in the season it almost doesn’t matter what the weather is, it’s tough any which way. So the day was better used for scouting, and we did find some very promising places that are definitely worth a visit in the summer. Just need a bit more colour and water, and it’s keepers all the way!