Address 78 New River Beach road. https://parcsnbparks.ca/ From Fredericton take the Trans-Canada highway east towards Oromocto/ Moncton. Take 7 south towards Saint John, to exit 97 where you will merge onto New Brunswick Route 1 W/NB-1 W toward Lorneville/Saint Stephen for 26 kms. Then take exit 86 towards Lepreau. You will pass Lepreau Falls Provincial Park, New Brunswick- make sure to... Continue Reading →
Eye-balling my map, somewhere between Grand-Vallee and Mont-Ste- Pierre is the most northern point of the Gaspe Peninsula. Having stood on the equator line in Kenya, please read What-Kenya-did-to-me, and the half-way between the Equator and North pole in Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, I am disappointed there is no sign indicating I just nudge over the... Continue Reading →
After the moose encounter (in Forillon-national-park-QC-2), the rest of the afternoon was uneventful. Some washing up, snacking, followed by some cursing, and flinging things about, looking for my camera charger. Where the heck did that go? When I finally found it, I was out of sorts and totally committed to staying another night. Having by-passed... Continue Reading →
"I hear an ambulance coming," the lady at the counter says, raising her head to listen. The pen she is holding remains still in her hand, hovering mid-air. My head swivels around. "I don't hear anything..." I don't get the words out of my mouth before the sirens become audible. "Someone must have fallen off... Continue Reading →
My alarm blares, announcing my wakeup time of 2:45 am. I down some oatmeal, swig a protein smoothie, then dash out the door with my pack and drive to our rendezvous point in Morell Park, in downtown Fredericton. My co-worker Rene-Lynn has orchestrated this outing: three complete strangers she has plucked from various aspects of... Continue Reading →
Since I missed last weekends Saturday shot, I will catch up with this one from my trip to Bathurst. A bit of wind stirring up the surf. Can you feel it? Cheers
Map points of Interest I arrive at the second bridge at Middle Landing and turn into the parking area. It is just before 6 am but June's sunrise glow brightens the landscape early this time of year in Bathurst, New Brunswick. Fog rises up from the river in the cool morning air. I can only... Continue Reading →
Bennett Lake to Lake Laverty 14 km return I return to my truck four times before I actually make it to the trail head. Once to swap my down jacket for my rain jacket, then to check that I had packed enough snacks. Next I puzzled, Should take my phone? I can use as a... Continue Reading →
I have a rule to always complete what I start. At the end of March, I went on an overnight camping trip to Fundy National Park. There was still a large snowpack and I spent two days snowshoeing around the winter trails. One of the trails I attempted was Third Vault Falls. On that trip the access roads... Continue Reading →
