Snowdonia Photography, November 2024
Two days across Snowdonia's greatest hits, starting at Aber Falls, where aerial views over the autumn-coloured valley gave way to a close, ground-level look at the falls themselves. Over at Llanberis, the lone tree in Llyn Padarn is one of the most photographed trees in Wales. Further along, the mossy Roman bridge at Penmachno crosses a tumbling waterfall, and Swallow Falls drops in several tiers, its spray catching the afternoon light.
The following morning brought the trip's best light: sunrise over Tryfan from Capel Curig, with mist rising off the mountain, a sunburst breaking over the ridge, and a stream in the foreground catching the gold. A crescent moon hung over the peak as well.
From there the road passes the old packhorse bridge and waterfalls at Pont Pen-y-benglog, then drops through Nant Ffrancon, with cloud rolling over the surrounding peaks and a hillside of heather glowing beneath a lone silhouetted tree. The valley itself, patchworked in autumn colour, leads the eye down towards a distant farmhouse.
The trip finished at Llyn Idwal, tucked beneath the cliffs of the Devil's Kitchen, a dramatic glacial cwm with still-water reflections, mist pouring off the ridgeline in the low sun, and a wind-shaped tree clinging to the rock above the lake.
