WMS Boathouse at Clark Park

Do you plan your shooting? For me it all depends but most of the time I do. For this particular location it took me 6 months since the first time I saw the edited photograph to the moment I actually found it and than I decided to wait another 2 months for the snow to fall so I can try to capture what I envisioned in the beginning. I was praying that by the time I get there after the snow fall I will manage to catch the trail without any footsteps on it. Luckily I was there in the right time. What do you think?