Explore Magazine just shared an article highlighting where to hike in Canada and Gros Morne gets 5th in the Classic Canadian category! The Green Gardens Trail (hike #23 in Hikes of Western Newfoundland) was the featured classic. Rightly so, this hike has it all! Crossing the Earth’s mantle, descending through the black spruce and tuckamore…
This was it – the first weekend of the summer season in Gros Morne National Park! Lots on the go and mostly outdoors, sounds like my kinda thing. My partner, Mike and I and our Bubbles husky, hit the road from Corner Brook, arriving to our accommodations well before dark. You will notice on your…
Last weekend, Alice and I headed up to Gros Morne National Park to do some end of season snowshoeing. I am slightly embarrassed to say that I have never hiked or snowshoed the East Point Trail in Trout River. Well, was I in for a treat! It was a lovely warm day with low wind…
Hiking trails are great anytime of the year! In winter, bring along your snowshoes no matter which trail you decide to tackle. Whenever I found myself in Stephenville with a couple hours to spare, I usually head out to the Gravels Walking Trails to check out their condition. Hike #8 in Hikes of Western Newfoundland, this trail…
It’s been a busy four years …between being a full time education student, working for Wild Women Expeditions and co-authoring Hikes of Western Newfoundland, I was ready for some much needed time in the backcountry. I finally had five free days in a row and decided I wanted to revisit one of my favourite places…