This is last of three pictures captured at Lampson Falls. It is of an animal sign that I believe to be the imprint in the snow of a cotton tail rabbit. I think it is a cotton tail and not a snowshoe hare because of the size and spread of the prints. The feet of a snowshoe hare would I think be larger than this, especially the hind-feet. This photo was taken off to the side of the trail away from the Grasse River. Natural History: The Grasse River is a tributary of the St. Lawrence and had formerly served as a power source for nearby towns. The Grasse River used to be littered with mills, but nearly no remnants of theses mills. However, the stone foundations of the mills as well as other aged structures can be found along its banks. Lampson Falls is located along the Grasse River, and contains many cuts and gouges in the rock face of the falls. These remain due to the fact that the falls were created by the layering and folding of hard rock. These rocks are therefore more resistant to erosion than others would be and retain their shape in spite of the massive flow of water they are subjected to.
I think what attracted me to this photo was how close to the foot print it is. Rather than capturing the series of prints the rabbit made, in this photo I only captured one of the prints of the rabbit. It is nice close up of the print that allows the viewer to see the contours and shape of the foot print.