Top o The Morne

... given to accommodations is irrelevant - you simply can’t rate hospitality. Something we learned today….Gros Morne means gloomy / sad mountain. I guess the frequent lingering fog over the mountain does seem to create a gloomy feeling. ...

Today we did the fantastic Gros Morne Mountian hike.  The way up was tough, but the views at the top were totally worth ...

... We sat out on the deck for awhile with jackets on, but retreated inside and turned on the heat in the fireplace. We leave Gros Morne tomorrow to head for Twillingate, about five hours northeast of here. Twillingate is one of the top places in ...

... ‘Hannah / Dorothy’ breakfast, including fresh, homemade bread and headed off to further explore Gros Morne National Park. We headed in the direction of Western Brook Pond, thinking that if the gloomy skies cleared, we would go on the boat ...

... also means dismal or gloomy so although Gros Morne probably means big isolated hill, when the clouds drift across the mountain top the gloomy description is also fitting and that was our introduction to Gros Morne National Park, rain and heavy cloud ...

... told me that some of the hikes can not be done because there is still lots of snow in the upper reaches, such as the Gross Morne hike. Took many pictures on the way to Woody Point. Remembering that the creeks here are called brooks and that the water ...

... were going into Cow Head that evening to go to the theatre. It was a local play called Ed and Ed’s B & B (part of the Gros Morne Theatre Festival). So we decided to go into town and get tickets too as we wanted to check out some of the local ...

... as far as Rocky Harbor today, did laundry, groceries and decided on a place to camp. We chose Lomond which is well into the Grose Morne National Park in the Mountians. Sunday, September 17, 2006 Had a great night last night. Jano had given us a ...

... day to do something in Gros Morne National Park then the thing you absolutely have to do is the James Callahan trail to the top of Gros Morne Mountain. I put it right up there with the Kaibab Trail into the Grand Canyon as the best hike I've ever done. ...

... fire at the campground and it was delicious. Yesterday (Jul 3) we decided to do the monster of all hikes in the park.... the hike up Gros Morne Mtn. It is probably the most strenuous hike I've ever done. In fact, my old hiking boots that have been ...

... 2 people from Australia (not traveling with each other just coincidence), 2 from Canada and one from Sweden.  We sat on the roof-top deck talking and watching the sunset over the harbor. Miles traveled 34 Total driven for trip 1724 plus 400 miles 150 ...

Roger and Tom hiked the Lookout Trail which is 5 km and climbs about 350 m to the top of Partridge Berry Hill. It is graded as moderate to strenuous but we made it to the top for some great views.Took us about 4 hours. Everyone we passed had ...

... wedding in St Anthony. The furthest north and west in Newfoundland I had been before was to Gros Morne, so I was looking forward to seeing this part of the Rock. My plan was to visit St Anthony followed by Southern Labrador and Gros Morne before ...

... At that very moment I was flipping through the Newfoundland traveller's guide and came across a photo of 2 people hiking and were at the top of this gorgeous viewpoint overlooking Western Brook Pond, not too far from where I am. I check the hiking trails ...

... back to try again. We spent three nights here and succeeded in taking a guided hike up the rain forest mountain of Morne Diablotin, the highest peak on the island.  We made it all the way to the top - 4747 feet in the clouds--heard plenty of the ...

... that my nomination of the:   "The STEEPLY CUT BANKS OF THE NECHAKO AND FRASER RIVERS" (see Blog No. 18)   was not in the top 52 nominations, when many "slam-dunks" in the above list did not even make the "short-list".   I also said ...