One of the highlights of our recent holiday in Newfoundland was Gros Morne National Park, a world heritage site located on the west coast. The park takes its name from Newfoundland’s second-highest mountain peak (at 806 m or 2,644 ft) located within the park. Its French meaning is “large mountain standing alone,” or more literally “great sombre.” The…
Avalon Peninsula
During our recent stay in St. John’s we took the opportunity to visit parts of the Avalon Peninsula, a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland. We traveled the eastern coast as far south as Witless Bay and ventured out on the Baccalieu Trail on the Northern Point of the peninsula….
St. John’s
We’ve recently returned from a holiday in Newfoundland, Canada’s newest province, having joined us in 1949. Our first stop was St. John’s the provincial capital and largest city (population 112,000). Any visit to St. John’s must include some of its best known landmarks, Signal Hill, the Battery, Jellybean Row, Fort Amherst and Quidi Vidi to name…
Waiparous
Yesterday morning, the clouds cleared and I took the opportunity to get out and enjoy the outdoors. And possibly take some photographs. I returned to a location I had visited a number of years ago, about an hour’s drive north and east of Canmore, Waiparous Village. My main interest was Waiparous Creek and the Ghost…
Cascade Meadow
Wildfires in the area have created a lot of smoke, making it difficult to photograph in the area. The main source of the smoke is an area of Kootenay and Banff National Parks, about 50 km (30 mi.) to our west. One evening last week, I took advantage of clearer skies to visit a location known…