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Monday, 2 September 2013

Western Brook Pond Tour

Western Brook Pond is actually a fjord that was cut off from the ocean by tectonic plate movement. For that reason, there are a lot of unique things about it and that is one of the reasons that Gros Morne was made a National Park and World Heritage site.  There is a 2 hour boat tour on the "pond" that I took and really enjoyed.
I took way too many pictures on this tour as there were so many spectacular things to see.  I'll share just a few here.
The side of the fjord were almost straight up
Sometimes as much as 700 m up & 500 m deep












 

The Tin Man's face in the rocks

Several spectacular waterfalls





Here I am, eyes closed but nothing to fear
This was our boat
















The boat we took was hauled into the pond on skids over the frozen bog in the winter.  Two other boats they use are bigger and were hauled in or helicoptered there in pieces and then assembled on site.

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