Gros Morne National Park - Part II

Aug. 25, 2012

Western Brook Pond is a former fiord, but became cutoff from the Gulf of St. Lawrence when the sea level fell. It gradually converted over to a fresh water lake. After a two-mile hike, we reached the boat landing where we took a two hour boat tour of the former fiord. The lake is about 10 miles long, so it seems strange to me to call it a "pond". The tour boat guide explained that it is called a pond according to the British usage of the word.







Since a fiord is carved by a glacier, the walls of the fiord are very steep. Consequently, the scenery is rather dramatic. The canyon walls are about 2,000 feet high.












A rather nice water fall feeding the pond.







Another waterfall feeding the "pond". According to our tour guide, this one is called, "Pissing Mare" (I kid you not!).







We also visited Broom Point to see a fishing exhibit at the former home of a fisherman who retired in the 1970s. His outhouse must have been subjected to strong winds, since he had it solidly braced.








This brought us to the end of our stay at Gros Morne. We then headed north to the tip of the Northern Peninsula. Along the way we boondocked for the night in a picnic area right on the shore at Parsons Pond, where we could watch the setting sun.



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