Elysian Fields, Minudie, Nova Scotia
Taken on June 6, 2004 (wrong date in EXIF data), here I'm on my knees shooting from a low viewpoint to take the distant tree line at Amherst Point out of the image. This area of old livestock pens is near the center of the enclosed marsh.
The "Elysian Fields" is a large area of community pasture and marshland in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Enclosed by a roughly 8 mile long dike, this area extends into the upper part of Cumberland Basin in a northeasterly direction, between Amherst Point, Nova Scotia and the New Brunswick shore around Wood Point and Westcock. The area abounds with all sorts of native wildlife... birds, mammals, and flowering vegetation. In pleasant, breezy weather, a long day hike along the length of the entire dike, returning on one of the marsh roads, can offer all sorts of opportunities for interesting photos. During "bug" season black flies and marsh mosquitoes will be present in "Biblical Plague" swarms so you'll need to bring insect repellent with you. Don't apply it at the beginning of your walk and expect it to last all day... bring it with you for additional applications as needed. If you're lucky you might find the hay atop the dike has been recently cut and baled, making for very easy walking over the short stubble. At other times you'll encounter nearly waist high growth that can be tough to move through. When I don't find the hay has been cut, I simply walk at the base of the dike where shorter matted down marsh grass is found.
Wild roses are found all along the marsh access roads, migratory birds are everywhere, and because of an abundance of berries... you could encounter black bears at certain times.
Weather can be very changeable here, the Cumberland Basin area resembling a kind of "micro-climate". A foggy day with a strong humid southwest wind along the Parrsboro shore can give way to pouring wind driven rain at Minudie. I always pack a large contractor sized trash bag in the event a strong thunderstorm develops. One summer day I spent several hours hunkered down beside the dike with a bag over me... with intense lightning stroking down into the tree line at the edge of the marsh.
For a bit of information regarding this interesting region see:
acadie.cheminsdelafrancophonie.org/en/cumberland-county-t...
100-0916-K
Elysian Fields, Minudie, Nova Scotia
Taken on June 6, 2004 (wrong date in EXIF data), here I'm on my knees shooting from a low viewpoint to take the distant tree line at Amherst Point out of the image. This area of old livestock pens is near the center of the enclosed marsh.
The "Elysian Fields" is a large area of community pasture and marshland in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Enclosed by a roughly 8 mile long dike, this area extends into the upper part of Cumberland Basin in a northeasterly direction, between Amherst Point, Nova Scotia and the New Brunswick shore around Wood Point and Westcock. The area abounds with all sorts of native wildlife... birds, mammals, and flowering vegetation. In pleasant, breezy weather, a long day hike along the length of the entire dike, returning on one of the marsh roads, can offer all sorts of opportunities for interesting photos. During "bug" season black flies and marsh mosquitoes will be present in "Biblical Plague" swarms so you'll need to bring insect repellent with you. Don't apply it at the beginning of your walk and expect it to last all day... bring it with you for additional applications as needed. If you're lucky you might find the hay atop the dike has been recently cut and baled, making for very easy walking over the short stubble. At other times you'll encounter nearly waist high growth that can be tough to move through. When I don't find the hay has been cut, I simply walk at the base of the dike where shorter matted down marsh grass is found.
Wild roses are found all along the marsh access roads, migratory birds are everywhere, and because of an abundance of berries... you could encounter black bears at certain times.
Weather can be very changeable here, the Cumberland Basin area resembling a kind of "micro-climate". A foggy day with a strong humid southwest wind along the Parrsboro shore can give way to pouring wind driven rain at Minudie. I always pack a large contractor sized trash bag in the event a strong thunderstorm develops. One summer day I spent several hours hunkered down beside the dike with a bag over me... with intense lightning stroking down into the tree line at the edge of the marsh.
For a bit of information regarding this interesting region see:
acadie.cheminsdelafrancophonie.org/en/cumberland-county-t...
100-0916-K