Springdale to Cowhead

July 9th and it is off to Cowhead with hiking excursions in Gros Morne National Park.
We drove for a couple hours through Deer Lake and then headed into Gros Morne National Park. We talked with the Park Guide at the visitor centre and we decided to do a hike called The Tablelands.
The Tablelands are really interesting as it is an area of the world where the Mantle or centre core of the world has been pushed to the surface and you can actually see the change in the colour of rocks surrounding this area compared to other areas nearby. The hike is fairly easy with a slight grade but the vegetation is very interesting. We also saw the Provincial Flower of Newfoundland, which is called the Pitcher Plant.
From here we were back on the road to do a hike into an area called Western Brook Pond and to view the Fiords from a distance.

The walk in to the Western Brook Pond is across a bog and beside the river, so lots of walkways and supports paths. Once at the head of the pond there are tour boats to take you up the fiords but it was later in the day and we missed the last tour.
Oh well, it is off to Cowhead for the night and a musical performance at the Gros Morne Theatre. Our B&B was right on the ocean and the sunset was spectacular. This is also where we discovered Iceberg Beer in the Blue Bottle……… good stuff.