Views near the Kewstoke Bridge

The Whycocomagh Road just north of the Kewstoke Bridge
[#1] Photo 183 of 264: The Whycocomagh Road just north of the Kewstoke Bridge
Taken 2012 October 19 in Kewstoke from the Whycocomagh Road
about 825 m (0.5 mi) south of its junction with the Rosedale Road (SANS Junction 4J)
GPS 45°58.444'N 61°14.385'W

From the gravel pit in Dunakin, I continued east along the Whycocomagh Road “down the mountain”, a somewhat twisty section that follows the terrain down the side of the mountain to the bridge over Kewstoke Brook, where it both levels out and straightens considerably. A short distance beyond the bridge, where the road trends north along the base of Skye Mountain, I stopped for the view seen in photo #1. The road itself is in the tunnel of black at the bottom centre of the photo, where no light reaches. The hill at the right is part of Skye Mountain, over whom Casper the Ghost loomed in a previous photo in this essay. At this point, Kewstoke Brook flows north on the left side of the road and outside the scope of this photo. The colours here are getting close to their peak of colour—a gorgeous scene!

Photo #2 looks up from the road below at a gorgeous red maple whose leaves are spread across the blue sky. The adjacent trees, behind and to the left, are yellow rather than red, but they simply enhance the contrast, making the reds stand out even more.

Red leaves against the sky
[#2] Photo 184 of 264: Red leaves against the sky
Taken 2012 October 19 in Kewstoke from the Whycocomagh Road
about 825 m (0.5 mi) south of its junction with the Rosedale Road (SANS Junction 4J)
GPS 45°58.441'N 61°14.379'W
The unnamed mountain down which the Whycocomagh Road descends to the bridge over Kewstoke Brook
[#3] Photo 185 of 264: The unnamed mountain down which
the Whycocomagh Road descends to the bridge over Kewstoke Brook
Taken 2012 October 19 in Kewstoke from the Whycocomagh Road
about 825 m (0.5 mi) south of its junction with the Rosedale Road (SANS Junction 4J)
GPS 45°58.442'N 61°14.390'W

Photo #3 looks to the west at the side and summit of the unnamed mountain the Whycocomagh Road descends; the colours here are rather more orange, yellow, and green than those on Skye Mountain, but some bright reds are found along Kewstoke Brook.