Strangler Figs

With their interlacing roots forming lattice-like columns encircling host trees, strangler figs are striking components of tropical rainforests in many regions of the world. All strangler figs belong ...

King’s Point, Twillingate, and on to St. John’s, Newfoundland

This morning, the early March sky is nearly as white as the snow blanketing our yard. The air is still, damp, cool. Thin,  nearly invisible rain falls in streaks, leaving droplets of moisture suspend...

Hiking Berry Hill, Coastal Trail, Western Brook Pond Trail in Newfoundland’s Gros Morne National Park

After two weeks of cold snaps with temperatures plunging as low as -25° C, plus wild winds and weekend blizzards, Nova Scotia is tasting the promise of spring in mild temperatures lurking around free...

Hiking Newfoundland’s Trout River Pond, Tablelands, and Partridgeberry Hill

Three days beyond Christmas, rain and mist spill onto northern Nova Scotia, transforming snow into sodden slush. Dusk comes early beneath leaden clouds, the antithesis of the long summer evenings Vili...