Lake on the Mountain: A Mysterious Natural Wonder in Prince Edward County
- gear4greatness
- Feb 17, 2025
- 4 min read
Updated: Nov 17, 2025
Lake on the Mountain: A Mysterious Natural Wonder in Prince Edward County
The first time I stood at Lake on the Mountain, it didn’t feel real. 🌄✨ It almost felt like the landscape was playing a trick on me — this perfectly still lake sitting high above the Bay of Quinte, quiet and suspended in its own little world. I remember walking toward the water with the DJI Pocket 3 in my hand, and the moment the trees opened up, I stopped. You can feel something here… something old, something layered. The air is different, a little heavier, like the place carries its own memory. And knowing there’s no visible river flowing in or out only makes it feel even more mysterious. It’s one of those rare natural spots where the silence feels intentional, where your voice drops on its own, like the land is asking for reverence. 🍃💭
I started filming along the lakeside trail, and the Pocket 3 felt perfect for this kind of place. The ground was uneven, roots twisting across the path, but the gimbal smoothed every step like it was guiding me forward. 🌿🎥 The reflections were unbelievable — patches of blue sky drifting across the glassy surface, tiny ripples catching sun, deep greens dissolving into shadow along the tree line. When I switched to HDR, the footage came alive in that way only perfect lighting and honest landscapes can. It held the contrast between bright sky and shaded forest exactly as I saw it — maybe even a little better. ✨🌊
There’s a story to this lake that you feel even if you don’t know it. The Mohawk people have always considered this place sacred — a lake placed above another lake, feeding the land from the sky. 🌀🌙 Warriors once came here seeking guidance, and as I walked the trail with the Pocket 3, I couldn’t help imagining the generations who stood on the same ridge long before me, long before cameras existed. Something about this lake’s stillness feels older than history. It doesn’t feel like an accident or an anomaly — it feels purposeful. The idea of a lake floating above another lake seems symbolic in itself, like two worlds stacked gently on top of each other. 🌏🔱
As I moved toward the lookout, I could see the Glenora Ferry gliding far below — small, almost toy-like from this height — carving a slow white line across the blue water. The Pocket 3 captured it beautifully in time-lapse as shadows stretched and clouds slid overhead. 🌤️🚢 Watching the playback later felt like stepping into a memory: the world moving in slow patterns while the lake remained perfectly still, as if nothing could disturb it. There’s a quietness here that you don’t just see — you absorb it.
Before heading out, I set the Pocket 3 to slow motion and filmed the wind brushing across the lake. 🌬️🌊 Tiny ripples shimmered like brushed metal. The camera picked up everything — color shifts, shadow play, sunlight bending into the water like threads of gold. For a moment, I let the camera drop to my side and just stood there. Places like this don’t ask for anything, they just exist. Steady. Quiet. Ancient. And somehow comforting. There’s a calm in the mystery — the kind that invites you to sit with it rather than solve it. ✨🙏
Lake on the Mountain: A Mysterious Natural Wonder in Prince Edward County
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FINAL THOUGHTS
Driving away from Lake on the Mountain, I felt that slow, soft ache you get after being somewhere that speaks to you on a deeper level. 💫🌄 There’s a pull to this place — a quiet magnetism — that doesn’t disappear when you leave. Filming it reminded me why I love what I do. Some places whisper their stories rather than shout them, and the Pocket 3 captured those whispers in a way that felt almost spiritual. This lake holds questions we may never answer, and maybe that’s exactly why it’s beautiful.
What stayed with me most was the feeling of moving through a space that remained undisturbed. 🌲💭 The trails, the wind, the silence… it all felt like stepping into a living story. When I watched the footage later, I was right back at the shoreline again — the camera becoming a bridge between the moment and the memory. These are the scenes that keep me wanting to create, the ones that remind me the world still has pockets of magic waiting to be noticed.
As the sun dipped behind the trees and the sky turned a warm gold, I felt grateful — for the stillness, for the quiet, for the reminder that nature doesn’t need to be dramatic to feel profound. 🌅✨ Some shoots feel rushed or chaotic, but this one unfolded in perfect calm. Just me, the water, the wind, and a small camera doing its job with heart. It’s the kind of day that stays with you — the kind that fills your creative tank a little more than you expect.
If you want, I can rewrite more of your location blogs with this same symbol-rich, cinematic voice — just point me to the next one.
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