Canada’s Maritime Provinces 2019, Part II

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June 2019, Elliston, Bonavista Peninsula, NL

Our next stop was Elliston on the Bonavista Peninsula. Elliston claims the closest view of Atlantic Puffins from land in North America. They nest on a sea stack just a few yards away from the free public viewing area and are acclimated to their adoring publics. Unfortunately, the clouds and rain had returned and we only had a couple of hours to photograph. Birds were nest-building and presumably sitting on eggs, but it was too early in the season for hatchlings. (See: Newfoundland Birding Hotspots under the International Wildlife Hotspots tab.)

A few miles to the northwest in the town of Bonavista is Dungeon Provincial Park. It houses two large sea arches known as The Dungeons and the nearby Cape Bonavista Lighthouse.

©Rich Beckman

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June 2019, The Dungeons, Dungeon Provincial Park, Bonavista Peninsula, NL

Our next stop was Elliston on the Bonavista Peninsula. Elliston claims the closest view of Atlantic Puffins from land in North America. They nest on a sea stack just a few yards away from the free public viewing area and are acclimated to their adoring publics. Unfortunately, the clouds and rain had returned and we only had a couple of hours to photograph. Birds were nest-building and presumably sitting on eggs, but it was too early in the season for hatchlings. (See: Newfoundland Birding Hotspots under the International Wildlife Hotspots tab.)

A few miles to the northwest in the town of Bonavista is Dungeon Provincial Park. It houses two large sea arches known as The Dungeons and the nearby Cape Bonavista Lighthouse.

©Rich Beckman

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June 2019, Bonavista Lighthouse, Bonavista Peninsula, NL

Our next stop was Elliston on the Bonavista Peninsula. Elliston claims the closest view of Atlantic Puffins from land in North America. They nest on a sea stack just a few yards away from the free public viewing area and are acclimated to their adoring publics. Unfortunately, the clouds and rain had returned and we only had a couple of hours to photograph. Birds were nest-building and presumably sitting on eggs, but it was too early in the season for hatchlings. (See: Newfoundland Birding Hotspots under the International Wildlife Hotspots tab.)

A few miles to the northwest in the town of Bonavista is Dungeon Provincial Park. It houses two large sea arches known as The Dungeons and the nearby Cape Bonavista Lighthouse.

©Rich Beckman

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June 2019, Interior, Bonavista Lighthouse, Bonavista Peninsula, NL

Our next stop was Elliston on the Bonavista Peninsula. Elliston claims the closest view of Atlantic Puffins from land in North America. They nest on a sea stack just a few yards away from the free public viewing area and are acclimated to their adoring publics. Unfortunately, the clouds and rain had returned and we only had a couple of hours to photograph. Birds were nest-building and presumably sitting on eggs, but it was too early in the season for hatchlings. (See: Newfoundland Birding Hotspots under the International Wildlife Hotspots tab.)

A few miles to the northwest in the town of Bonavista is Dungeon Provincial Park. It houses two large sea arches known as The Dungeons and the nearby Cape Bonavista Lighthouse.

©Rich Beckman

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June 2019, Lantern Room, Bonavista Lighthouse, Bonavista Peninsula, NL

Our next stop was Elliston on the Bonavista Peninsula. Elliston claims the closest view of Atlantic Puffins from land in North America. They nest on a sea stack just a few yards away from the free public viewing area and are acclimated to their adoring publics. Unfortunately, the clouds and rain had returned and we only had a couple of hours to photograph. Birds were nest-building and presumably sitting on eggs, but it was too early in the season for hatchlings. (See: Newfoundland Birding Hotspots under the International Wildlife Hotspots tab.)

A few miles to the northwest in the town of Bonavista is Dungeon Provincial Park. It houses two large sea arches known as The Dungeons and the nearby Cape Bonavista Lighthouse.

©Rich Beckman

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June 2019, Tickle Cove Arch, Tickle Cove, NL

The skies cleared during our last morning in Elliston, but we decided to head out early to photograph Tickle Cove Arch before the light got too harsh rather than return to the puffin site. Tickle Cove is off Route 235 on the Bonavista Peninsula. It is well signed if you can find the initial turn, but that sign is faded and misleading. Even after stopping to ask a local gentleman who was out mowing, we still ended up in the wrong place. Fortunately, we were in Newfoundland. He watched us miss the turn, stopped mowing, got into his truck, caught up with us as we were about to get further lost and led us to the right trail. How wonderful is that? From there we continued on to Glovertown and Terra Nova National Park, Canada's most easterly national park.

©Rich Beckman

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June 2019, Pissamere Falls, Coastal Trail, Terra Nova National Park, Glovertown, NL

The Park Visitor Center was closed and the Park was relatively unspectacular with limited day hikes. We hiked the Coastal Trail where we photographed Pissamere Falls and climbed to Malady Head to view Southwest Arm and Alexander Bay from the overlook. We ended up having a lot of errands to complete as we needed to get documents printed, notarized and express mailed relating to the sale of our house in Miami, especially with the upcoming holidays of Canada Day (July 1) and Independence Day (July 4) that would slow customs and both country's postal services.

We found a computer and printer in the town library, which is in the local high school and happened to be open at night even though it was summer, our innkeeper's father-in-law happened to be the notary in town and delayed going fishing to notarize our newly printed documents and the Glovertown Post Office offered Express Post with tracking that even with the two holidays would get our documents to Miami with at least a day to spare.

Fortunately, we were successful and headed on to Twillingate, where there was beautiful coastal hiking, Long Point Lighthouse, an unexpected natural arch and Doyle Sansome & Sons Seafood Restaurant, a family-owned traditional seafood restaurant that doesn’t take credit cards and has some of the best lobster and crab leg dinners imaginable.

©Rich Beckman

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June 2019, Pink Lady's Slipper, Coastal Trail, Terra Nova National Park, Glovertown, NL

The Park Visitor Center was closed and the Park was relatively unspectacular with limited day hikes. We hiked the Coastal Trail where we photographed Pissamere Falls and climbed to Malady Head to view Southwest Arm and Alexander Bay from the overlook. We ended up having a lot of errands to complete as we needed to get documents printed, notarized and express mailed relating to the sale of our house in Miami, especially with the upcoming holidays of Canada Day (July 1) and Independence Day (July 4) that would slow customs and both country's postal services.

We found a computer and printer in the town library, which is in the local high school and happened to be open at night even though it was summer, our innkeeper's father-in-law happened to be the notary in town and delayed going fishing to notarize our newly printed documents and the Glovertown Post Office offered Express Post with tracking that even with the two holidays would get our documents to Miami with at least a day to spare.

Fortunately, we were successful and headed on to Twillingate, where there was beautiful coastal hiking, Long Point Lighthouse, an unexpected natural arch and Doyle Sansome & Sons Seafood Restaurant, a family-owned traditional seafood restaurant that doesn’t take credit cards and has some of the best lobster and crab leg dinners imaginable.

©Rich Beckman

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June 2019, Spiller's Cove, Twillingate, NL

The Park Visitor Center was closed and the Park was relatively unspectacular with limited day hikes. We hiked the Coastal Trail where we photographed Pissamere Falls and climbed to Malady Head to view Southwest Arm and Alexander Bay from the overlook. We ended up having a lot of errands to complete as we needed to get documents printed, notarized and express mailed relating to the sale of our house in Miami, especially with the upcoming holidays of Canada Day (July 1) and Independence Day (July 4) that would slow customs and both country's postal services.

We found a computer and printer in the town library, which is in the local high school and happened to be open at night even though it was summer, our innkeeper's father-in-law happened to be the notary in town and delayed going fishing to notarize our newly printed documents and the Glovertown Post Office offered Express Post with tracking that even with the two holidays would get our documents to Miami with at least a day to spare.

Fortunately, we were successful and headed on to Twillingate, where there was beautiful coastal hiking, Long Point Lighthouse, an unexpected natural arch and Doyle Sansome & Sons Seafood Restaurant, a family-owned traditional seafood restaurant that doesn’t take credit cards and has some of the best lobster and crab leg dinners imaginable.

©Rich Beckman

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June 2019, Long Point Lighthouse, Twillingate, NL

The Park Visitor Center was closed and the Park was relatively unspectacular with limited day hikes. We hiked the Coastal Trail where we photographed Pissamere Falls and climbed to Malady Head to view Southwest Arm and Alexander Bay from the overlook. We ended up having a lot of errands to complete as we needed to get documents printed, notarized and express mailed relating to the sale of our house in Miami, especially with the upcoming holidays of Canada Day (July 1) and Independence Day (July 4) that would slow customs and both country's postal services.

We found a computer and printer in the town library, which is in the local high school and happened to be open at night even though it was summer, our innkeeper's father-in-law happened to be the notary in town and delayed going fishing to notarize our newly printed documents and the Glovertown Post Office offered Express Post with tracking that even with the two holidays would get our documents to Miami with at least a day to spare.

Fortunately, we were successful and headed on to Twillingate, where there was beautiful coastal hiking, Long Point Lighthouse, an unexpected natural arch and Doyle Sansome & Sons Seafood Restaurant, a family-owned traditional seafood restaurant that doesn’t take credit cards and has some of the best lobster and crab leg dinners imaginable.

©Rich Beckman

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June 2019, Long Point Lighthouse, Twillingate, NL

The Park Visitor Center was closed and the Park was relatively unspectacular with limited day hikes. We hiked the Coastal Trail where we photographed Pissamere Falls and climbed to Malady Head to view Southwest Arm and Alexander Bay from the overlook. We ended up having a lot of errands to complete as we needed to get documents printed, notarized and express mailed relating to the sale of our house in Miami, especially with the upcoming holidays of Canada Day (July 1) and Independence Day (July 4) that would slow customs and both country's postal services.

We found a computer and printer in the town library, which is in the local high school and happened to be open at night even though it was summer, our innkeeper's father-in-law happened to be the notary in town and delayed going fishing to notarize our newly printed documents and the Glovertown Post Office offered Express Post with tracking that even with the two holidays would get our documents to Miami with at least a day to spare.

Fortunately, we were successful and headed on to Twillingate, where there was beautiful coastal hiking, Long Point Lighthouse, an unexpected natural arch and Doyle Sansome & Sons Seafood Restaurant, a family-owned traditional seafood restaurant that doesn’t take credit cards and has some of the best lobster and crab leg dinners imaginable.

©Rich Beckman

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June 2019, Abandoned Restaurant, Little Harbor Arch Trail, Little Harbor, NL

The Park Visitor Center was closed and the Park was relatively unspectacular with limited day hikes. We hiked the Coastal Trail where we photographed Pissamere Falls and climbed to Malady Head to view Southwest Arm and Alexander Bay from the overlook. We ended up having a lot of errands to complete as we needed to get documents printed, notarized and express mailed relating to the sale of our house in Miami, especially with the upcoming holidays of Canada Day (July 1) and Independence Day (July 4) that would slow customs and both country's postal services.

We found a computer and printer in the town library, which is in the local high school and happened to be open at night even though it was summer, our innkeeper's father-in-law happened to be the notary in town and delayed going fishing to notarize our newly printed documents and the Glovertown Post Office offered Express Post with tracking that even with the two holidays would get our documents to Miami with at least a day to spare.

Fortunately, we were successful and headed on to Twillingate, where there was beautiful coastal hiking, Long Point Lighthouse, an unexpected natural arch and Doyle Sansome & Sons Seafood Restaurant, a family-owned traditional seafood restaurant that doesn’t take credit cards and has some of the best lobster and crab leg dinners imaginable.

©Rich Beckman

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June 2019, Little Harbor Arch, Little Harbor, NL

The Park Visitor Center was closed and the Park was relatively unspectacular with limited day hikes. We hiked the Coastal Trail where we photographed Pissamere Falls and climbed to Malady Head to view Southwest Arm and Alexander Bay from the overlook. We ended up having a lot of errands to complete as we needed to get documents printed, notarized and express mailed relating to the sale of our house in Miami, especially with the upcoming holidays of Canada Day (July 1) and Independence Day (July 4) that would slow customs and both country's postal services.

We found a computer and printer in the town library, which is in the local high school and happened to be open at night even though it was summer, our innkeeper's father-in-law happened to be the notary in town and delayed going fishing to notarize our newly printed documents and the Glovertown Post Office offered Express Post with tracking that even with the two holidays would get our documents to Miami with at least a day to spare.

Fortunately, we were successful and headed on to Twillingate, where there was beautiful coastal hiking, Long Point Lighthouse, an unexpected natural arch and Doyle Sansome & Sons Seafood Restaurant, a family-owned traditional seafood restaurant that doesn’t take credit cards and has some of the best lobster and crab leg dinners imaginable.

©Rich Beckman

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July 2019, Rattling Brook Falls, Rattling Brook, NL

After an enjoyable few days in the Twillingate region, we headed to Rattling Brook to photograph Rattling Brook Falls and Langdon's Cove Arch. The weather during our stay vacillated between mediocre and dreadful with heavy rains throughout our only full day in the area. We managed to visit the arch, where we met some nice folks (and their adoring dogs) who directed us to a popular viewing spot for icebergs and found a few moments of adequate light at the waterfall.

©Rich Beckman

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July 2019, Langdon Cove Arch, Green Bay, NL

After an enjoyable few days in the Twillingate region, we headed to Rattling Brook to photograph Rattling Brook Falls and Langdon's Cove Arch. The weather during our stay vacillated between mediocre and dreadful with heavy rains throughout our only full day in the area. We managed to visit the arch, where we met some nice folks (and their adoring dogs) who directed us to a popular viewing spot for icebergs and found a few moments of adequate light at the waterfall.

©Rich Beckman

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July 2019, Jackson Cove, Notre Dame Bay, NL

After an enjoyable few days in the Twillingate region, we headed to Rattling Brook to photograph Rattling Brook Falls and Langdon's Cove Arch. The weather during our stay vacillated between mediocre and dreadful with heavy rains throughout our only full day in the area. We managed to visit the arch, where we met some nice folks (and their adoring dogs) who directed us to a popular viewing spot for icebergs and found a few moments of adequate light at the waterfall.

©Rich Beckman

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July 2019, Pitcher Plant and Crowfoot Buttercup, Baker's Brook Trail, Gros Morne National Park, NL

From Rattling Brook we headed to Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Gros Morne is a sprawling mountainous park along Newfoundland's west coast that stretches inland from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Long Range Mountains and Tablelands. We hiked the six-mile Baker's Brook Trail to the rumbling falls and the steep, very muddy Green Gardens Trail to the Park's southern coastline. We also visited Arches Provincial Park and Cow Head and Lobster Cove Head Lighthouses to the north. The weather remained cool and cloudy with only occasional sunlight.

©Rich Beckman

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July 2019, Corn Lily, Baker's Brook Trail, Gros Morne National Park, NL

From Rattling Brook we headed to Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Gros Morne is a sprawling mountainous park along Newfoundland's west coast that stretches inland from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Long Range Mountains and Tablelands. We hiked the six-mile Baker's Brook Trail to the rumbling falls and the steep, very muddy Green Gardens Trail to the Park's southern coastline. We also visited Arches Provincial Park and Cow Head and Lobster Cove Head Lighthouses to the north. The weather remained cool and cloudy with only occasional sunlight.

©Rich Beckman

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July 2019, Butterwort, Baker's Brook Trail, Gros Morne National Park, NL

From Rattling Brook we headed to Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Gros Morne is a sprawling mountainous park along Newfoundland's west coast that stretches inland from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Long Range Mountains and Tablelands. We hiked the six-mile Baker's Brook Trail to the rumbling falls and the steep, very muddy Green Gardens Trail to the Park's southern coastline. We also visited Arches Provincial Park and Cow Head and Lobster Cove Head Lighthouses to the north. The weather remained cool and cloudy with only occasional sunlight.

©Rich Beckman

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July 2019, Baker's Brook Falls, Baker's Brook Trail, Gros Morne National Park, NL

From Rattling Brook we headed to Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Gros Morne is a sprawling mountainous park along Newfoundland's west coast that stretches inland from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Long Range Mountains and Tablelands. We hiked the six-mile Baker's Brook Trail to the rumbling falls and the steep, very muddy Green Gardens Trail to the Park's southern coastline. We also visited Arches Provincial Park and Cow Head and Lobster Cove Head Lighthouses to the north. The weather remained cool and cloudy with only occasional sunlight.

©Rich Beckman

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July 2019, Arches Provincial Park, Portland Creek, Viking Trail, NL

From Rattling Brook we headed to Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Gros Morne is a sprawling mountainous park along Newfoundland's west coast that stretches inland from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Long Range Mountains and Tablelands. We hiked the six-mile Baker's Brook Trail to the rumbling falls and the steep, very muddy Green Gardens Trail to the Park's southern coastline. We also visited Arches Provincial Park and Cow Head and Lobster Cove Head Lighthouses to the north. The weather remained cool and cloudy with only occasional sunlight.

©Rich Beckman

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July 2019, Arches Provincial Park, Portland Creek, Viking Trail, NL

From Rattling Brook we headed to Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Gros Morne is a sprawling mountainous park along Newfoundland's west coast that stretches inland from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Long Range Mountains and Tablelands. We hiked the six-mile Baker's Brook Trail to the rumbling falls and the steep, very muddy Green Gardens Trail to the Park's southern coastline. We also visited Arches Provincial Park and Cow Head and Lobster Cove Head Lighthouses to the north. The weather remained cool and cloudy with only occasional sunlight.

©Rich Beckman

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July 2019, Harbor, Cow Head, Viking Trail, NL

From Rattling Brook we headed to Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Gros Morne is a sprawling mountainous park along Newfoundland's west coast that stretches inland from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Long Range Mountains and Tablelands. We hiked the six-mile Baker's Brook Trail to the rumbling falls and the steep, very muddy Green Gardens Trail to the Park's southern coastline. We also visited Arches Provincial Park and Cow Head and Lobster Cove Head Lighthouses to the north. The weather remained cool and cloudy with only occasional sunlight.

©Rich Beckman

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July 2019, Cow Head Lighthouse, Viking Trail, NL

From Rattling Brook we headed to Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Gros Morne is a sprawling mountainous park along Newfoundland's west coast that stretches inland from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Long Range Mountains and Tablelands. We hiked the six-mile Baker's Brook Trail to the rumbling falls and the steep, very muddy Green Gardens Trail to the Park's southern coastline. We also visited Arches Provincial Park and Cow Head and Lobster Cove Head Lighthouses to the north. The weather remained cool and cloudy with only occasional sunlight.

©Rich Beckman

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July 2019, Lobster Cove Lighthouse, Gros Morne National Park, NL

From Rattling Brook we headed to Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Gros Morne is a sprawling mountainous park along Newfoundland's west coast that stretches inland from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Long Range Mountains and Tablelands. We hiked the six-mile Baker's Brook Trail to the rumbling falls and the steep, very muddy Green Gardens Trail to the Park's southern coastline. We also visited Arches Provincial Park and Cow Head and Lobster Cove Head Lighthouses to the north. The weather remained cool and cloudy with only occasional sunlight.

©Rich Beckman

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July 2019, Lobster Cove Lighthouse, Gros Morne National Park, NL

From Rattling Brook we headed to Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Gros Morne is a sprawling mountainous park along Newfoundland's west coast that stretches inland from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Long Range Mountains and Tablelands. We hiked the six-mile Baker's Brook Trail to the rumbling falls and the steep, very muddy Green Gardens Trail to the Park's southern coastline. We also visited Arches Provincial Park and Cow Head and Lobster Cove Head Lighthouses to the north. The weather remained cool and cloudy with only occasional sunlight.

©Rich Beckman