As I gingerly ease the Tracker in and out of the large holes that crater the road leading away from McNair Lake, the springs in the seat creak and we sway this way and that. My passenger (contented and glowing from sucking in great drafts of beauty) leans over conspiratorially and says "You won't blog about this place, right?"
I've heard this appeal before. The concern seems to be that if I show people what a special place it is they will all flock to it and trample the beauty into mud and gravel and then throw beer cans and old tarps in the water. We have seen this in too many other places already.
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I'm not against logging. I'm not a tree spiker or tree hugger. But I have to confess I feel pretty sad to think that this area will soon look like a half plucked chicken.
The Sayward forest should, in my humble opinion, be protected because of it's beauty. But my opinion isn't likely to have much effect on changing the fate of this place. Still, I do what I can. And part of what I can do is post some photos and at least let posterity see what a beautiful place this was before the loggers had their way with it.
Because of course once the saws get busy it will be a hundred years or more before it will look like this again. I'll be long gone by then. I wonder if my photos will remain? Probably not.
So what is this post about then? Perhaps just one human mind contemplating how everything changes and celebrating the beauty while it is still here.
For more photos of McNair Lake, click here.
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Thank you....for showing us this beauty.
ReplyDeleteIt saddens me to think that we humans feel free to change beautiful gifts such as this lake, into something we deem more "valuable".
What an awesome day you must have had here....breathtaking for sure!
Thanks Dawn, if only we could put a price on "stress reduction," or "centering" or one of the other benefits we get from visiting places like this, eh?
ReplyDeleteThere are a few spots on the Island that are achingly beautiful, yet I guess only for those who have eyes to see...
Thank you for showing us places like this that might not be around for long, it's sad and it happens here too!
ReplyDeletegorgeous lake. i'm sure if you could get there by vehicle, others know if it, and likely fish it, so it certainly isn't unknown. as far as sharing your experiences and reverence here with others, it's appreciated so don't worry about it! those who want to fill that lake with Lucky beer cans and shotgun shells, and otherwise destroy it probably can't read, and if they can, they aren't reading your stuff that much i'm certain of.
ReplyDeleteStunning scenery and captured so skillfully by the photographer :)
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