The Charlevoix region east of Quebec City has to be one of
the most beautiful areas I've ever visited. Around every bend of the road were spectacular
vistas of the St. Lawrence and the Laurentian mountains. |
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The clouds were magnificent all week. Here
we have the sun playing with the clouds at dusk as we ferry across the St. Lawrence to
Isles aux Coudres for the night.
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The colors were at their peak the
beginning of October. I suspect this area had snow on the ground a couple weeks later.
Here is a farm discovered while wandering down country roads in the hills that sweep up
from the St. Lawrence. |
I could do a photo essay just on
the cloud formations I captured on film during this trip. Great clouds, however, the photo
on the left is a self-confessed failure because I was actually trying to document a sign
that cautioned a 19% grade drop down to the river. It came out underexposed.
We traveled
up and down that hill several times for one reason or another.
It was a doozy!
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This is one of my personal favorites. We were searching for
a place to stay on the tiny, lovely Isles aux Coudres after the spectacular ferry ride
across. The sun left its last impression on a line of picnic tables before scooting down
below the horizon. |
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We saw many moose crossing signs, but not
one moose! It could have something to do with it being hunting season. At one point, we
were driving along when all of a sudden, a pheasant flew over our car. To our left, a
hunter jumped out of the bushes with his gun, in pursuit of the pheasant and aiming at it
over our car. No wonder the moose were hiding!
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