Northern Newfoundland and Southern Labrador are too often overlooked as a tourist destination, but the Viking Trail is worth a trip. Beyond one National Park and three more National historic sites, residents of the Viking Trail know what they've got: A very special place home to dozens of unique cultural, ecological, and geological anomalies.
The Viking Trail has been attracting visitors for thousands of years. This is the road to L'Anse-aux-Meadows where Vikings came ashore in the new world some 1000 years ago. Across the Straits of Belle Isle, the trail skims yellow-sand beaches and winds along mountainsides. Icebergs and whales meet offshore in the icy waters of the north Atlantic off both the island and mainland stretches of the Viking Trail. Moose, caribou, and black bears thrive in the largely undisturbed wilderness.
Rock-lovers will be pleased to hear Newfoundland's nickname, "The Rock", was not given in jest: this part of Canada's most Easterly province boasts an exposed portion of the earth's mantle (The Tablelands in Gros Morne National Park) and... (... more information below the photos)
Waterfall Marys Harbour Labrador The White Water Falls situated near Mary's Harbour along the Labrador Coastal Drive in Southern Labrador, Canada. |
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Fog Coast Gros Morne National Park Newfoundland |
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Lobster Traps Stock photo of a pile of real Lobster traps |
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Great Northern Peninsula The sun sets along the shores near Rocky Harbour on the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland. |
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Gros Morne National Pictures Sunset along the Gros Morne National Park coastline north of Rocky Harbor along the Viking Trail. |
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Head Photo of the Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse marking the entrance to Rocky Harbour and Bonne Bay Newfoundland Canada |
Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse The Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse is located in the Gros Morne National Park on western Newfoundland. |
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Caves Stock photo of Caves formed at the Arches Provincial Park in Newfoundland |
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Romantic Stock photo of a romantic couple enjoying the vista at Gros Morne National Park along the Viking Trail |
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Photographs Of People Photographs of People hiking and sightseeing |
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Happy Couple Tablelands in the Gros Morne National Park of Newfoundland has many kilometres of hiking trails suitable for families, or a couple. |
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Gros Morne National Park Tablelands Two hikers in the so called Tablelands in Gros Morne National Park. |
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Hiking In Gros Morne Stock Photo of hiking in Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland |
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Scenic Tours Scenic Tours in Newfoundland on the viking trail in gros Morne National Park |
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