This is another photo from my last time in Wales, this time it is an image I took in Snowdonia. After having spent the day in and around Caernarfon I decided to go the long way around to get back to where I was staying in Porthmadog, this involved driving along the Menai Strait to Bangor and driving down the A5 to Capel Curig before driving down to Beddgelert and then Porthmadog. This route encompasses some fantastic views of Snowdonia passing by many rivers and lakes in the valleys and some great views of the peaks.
When I turned a corner and found this view, I had to stop the car and take a photo. This is looking down the valley of the Afon Glaslyn (River Glaslyn) towards Beddgelert with Llyn Gwynant (Lake Gwynant) in the foreground with the sun setting in the distance out of frame. Mount Snowdown, Wales’ tallest mountain, on the right blocks all of the sun’s light but shafts find their way through dips on the slopes causing the shafts of light to fall into the valley. It was such a beautiful September’s evening I just had to stop and take a moment to enjoy it.
Only afterwards did I find out that this view looking towards Moel Hebog (Bare hill of the Hawk) behind Beddgelert is one of the most photographed views in all of Snowdonia [1] so this is hardly the most original photo. I like it just the same, because it takes me back into the evening I had driving back to Porthmadog from Caernarfon and the views I enjoyed on that drive.
