Newfoundland’s Northern Peninsula: St. Pauls to L’Anse aux Meadows

Newfoundland’s Northern Peninsula points northeast toward Greenland like the index finger of an otherwise clenched fist. Vilis and I spent three days exploring it at the end of last June, drivin...

Hiking Gros Morne Mountain, Newfoundland

After three days of exploring Newfoundland’s Northern Peninsula (next post), Vilis and I returned to Gros Morne National Park to celebrate Canada Day (July 1) by climbing Newfoundland’s se...

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...