Gros Morne and more

When I left Corner Brook this morning it was sunny and cool, around 12.5 degrees, and the temperature rose steadily to reach around 19 by the time I arrived at Western Brook Pond in Gros Morne National Park.  Along the way I stopped to admire the landscape which consist of the Long Range Mountains on the east and coves along the craggy coastline on the west side of Highway 430 which runs all the way from Deer Lake to St Anthony near the tip of the Northern Peninsula.

The 2.7 kilometre gravel and boardwalk main trail at Western Brook Pond starts off a parking area next to Highway 430 and ends at a facility on the pond where one can take a one-hour boat tour to a cleft in the mountain range. Even without proper walking shoes I was able to complete the circuit in about 1 hour and 30 minutes. It's a very nice trail and the views are spectacular.

Arches Provincial Park between Parson's Pond and Portland Creek which I had visited in 2011, is a must see just off the highway
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It started to rain enough shortly after I left the park to have to stop and put on my rain suit. Also, the temperature dropped to 12 degrees making the ride cold and wet.  But, as I've experienced before that's part and parcel of riding.

Tomorrow I take the ferry from St. Barbe to Blanc Sablon on the Quebec North Shore: let's hope it's clear then.