So I went to Woodchester Park the other day to shoot a fairly well known boathouse.  Woodchester is a National Trust property just over the border in Glos, with a car park at the top of a long valley.  The car park is at about 240m, and just over 2km away is the pond with the boathouse at just under 100m, so not a huge height difference, and the walk down - downhill all the way - was very nice, with lovely autumn colours in the trees.

 Unfortunately, when I got to the boathouse, the bushes and trees all but blocked the view, and there wasn't a decent clear shot of either the boathouse or its reflection in the pond.  I took a few images anyway, and then began the return trip to the car.  

 

It was getting late by now, and there was no light to shoot any of the autumn scenery.  To add pressure, the site closes at 5pm, and it was now well after 4, and the long slog back up was unrelenting - it's uphill constantly, and with just over 20kg of camera gear it felt a lot longer than 2km!  No time to rest either as I had to get to the car before the gates were locked!

Will I go again?  Oh yes, next spring I will make sure I leave more time for the return hike so I can stop for a breather part way, and maybe the view of the boathouse will be clearer.