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Explore Newfoundland’s Eastport Peninsula [video post]

August 6, 2015 by Marie 4 Comments

There’s nothing like a good national park that’s only a three-hour drive away. This past weekend, Tim and I took advantage of the proximity and camped for two nights in Terra Nova National Park. It may not be Newfoundland’s biggest national park (there are only two on the island, and Gros Morne gets that distinction), but the region deserves some recognition.

Not all of the places in the following video are actually in Terra Nova, and technically Terra Nova is adjacent to and not within the Eastport Peninsula.

Here are the places you’ll see:

Malady Head Trail and lookout (Terra Nova)
Louis Hills Trail (Terra Nova)
Sandy Cove Beach (Eastport Peninsula)
Eastport Beach (Eastport Peninsula)
Salvage (Eastport Peninsula)

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3 Reasons Why I Failed My First Thru-Hike

July 30, 2015 by Marie 14 Comments

If you read my blog or subscribe to my email list, you might know that I have been planning to thru-hike the East Coast Trail (a combined 260+ km of trail with varying levels of development and maintenance along the eastern coast of Newfoundland’s Avalon peninsula) for a few months now. It was my big project for the two months I would be home for the summer.

If you read the title of this post, you already know that it didn’t work out as planned. As much as I don’t want to be the person to make excuses, the truth is that I wasn’t being realistic with myself. I don’t have much experience with multi-day hikes, and this was a pretty big undertaking for me.

Rather than just avoid talking about it, I figured I would share the main reasons why the hike just didn’t work out (for now, at least). Maybe if you’ve got similar ambitions, this will help you be a little more prepared.

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On the Trails to Two Historic Sites in Newfoundland

July 24, 2015 by Marie 2 Comments

Newfoundland may not be the most popular island out there to visit, but it does have some unique history that makes it stand out within North America.

The highlights include a capital city that touts itself as the “Oldest City in North America” (the “oldest settlement in North America to become a city” would be more accurate), the presence of American bases from World War II that still stand today (from the days of the Dominion of Newfoundland, before it joined Canada in 1949), and remnants of French and British forts from the 17th and 18th centuries (the days when Newfoundland was fought over for its rich fishing grounds).

Here are a some experiences that will help you get to know a couple of these significant places.

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Gooseberry Cove: A Day at the Beach in Newfoundland

July 13, 2015 by Marie 2 Comments

Newfoundland is known for many things: rough craggy coastlines and untouched boreal forests, a rich history and unique culture that stands out among Canadian provinces. Its beaches? Not so much.

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Walking on the Earth’s Mantle in Newfoundland

July 7, 2015 by Marie 8 Comments

Once upon a time, the continents of Africa and North America got up close and personal with one another. So close, in fact, that they collided, forcing the earth’s mantle to push up through the crust and form a bare red mountain landscape that looks quite out of place in Gros Morne National Park. Welcome to the Tablelands.

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When should I go hiking in Canada?

June 22, 2015 by Marie 2 Comments

As the second-largest country in the world (geographically), and with a population of just 35-million, Canada has a lot of open space. Given its size, it’s also incredibly diverse.

Canada has an enormous offering of hiking options, and hiking in Canada is attracting more and more travellers to the trails in summer months. That can mean coastal hikes, mountain passes, day hikes, scrambles, multi-day backpacking excursions, or mountaineering.

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Why you should always know where you’re going

June 11, 2015 by Marie 9 Comments

A few years ago, I went for a hike. An innocent Sunday hike that my friend described as “Five-ish hours.”

Five-ish hours was a lot for me back then, admittedly. I came from a place where “hiking” wasn’t really a thing. People walked, people spent time in the woods, but this was a rural town where people mostly had a destination or a purpose. Not just a jaunt through the forest.

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