Beaver Pond Reflections

Day 20: This little beaver pond sits alongside a forest service road not far from my home. At one time, it was one of my favorite places to fly-fish, most often practicing a policy of catch-and-release. Unfortunately, the pond was discovered by bait fishermen who not only littered it with PowerBait jars and beer cans, but fished it out as well. Now it remains fishless but beautiful, and on this chilly and bright morning, its mirror-like surface and shallow, dark water provided a rare photographic opportunity for capturing perfect reflections.