Fall is a great time to be outdoors: quiet trails, blustery weather with beautiful big waves, rainy day waterfalls along the cliffs, and of course foliage that changes colours for a few brief weeks. Here are some images taken along the East Coast Trail near St. John’s to get you in the mood for your […]
The next time you’re hiking Biscan Cove Path, just north of Pouch Cove, have a look at the interesting cliff formations around Freshwater Falls: These exposed layers of rock are fun to explore and easy to get to if you don’t mind a bit of climbing. While I wouldn’t have been surprised to find a geology class […]
The Northern Lights have always fascinated me. Colourful lights dancing across the night sky, who wouldn’t want to see that?! I, like many people, always thought I had to be far up North to see them, the ‘Northern Lights’ name certainly implies it. Because visiting the North is quite expensive, I decided I was going to put some effort into […]
Blueberries, they’re easy to pick and even easier to love! On the East Coast Trail I pick blueberries all the time; sometimes I take a few cups of them home but mostly I just enjoy them as juicy trailside snacks that help me keep going. While blueberries can be found on nearly every coastal trail, I have a few favourite picking areas if […]
Want to catch a shooting star? This week’s your chance, as the annual Perseid meteor shower is upon us once again! What’s more, the St. John’s weather forecast looks very promising: clear and dark skies from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning. For those of you going outside, your best bet is to find a dark location far away from the city […]
The hike from Pouch Cove to Biscan Cove runs mainly through the forest, with an easy return over the ‘main road’, and that’s exactly what Rogier and I did today. Inside the forest we saw squirrels and moose tracks, on the open viewpoints we saw gannets diving and a bald eagle soaring, and on the […]
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