The Fern Ridge Wildlife Area is a beautiful area surrounding Fern Ridge Lake, formed by the building of the Fern Ridge Dam on the Long Tom River. To maintain water levels in the larger ponds making up this wildlife refuge, a few canals like this are found there. On this particular day, this scene looked especially nice because of the sunshine, golden grasses and blue sky. Anyway, I thought so.

Also during this time of the year, they let much of the water out to provide room for buildup during our rainy season. That part of it isn't so pretty, and in the lake it reveals a lot of lake bottom. It probably encourages the birds to make their annual migrations too.