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 The
International Appalachian Trail
Newfoundland and Labrador Chapter (IATNL)
has secured funding for the
development of approximately 275KM of
trail to be completed, in the western
region, by the end of this work
season. The new trail development
will open the West Coast of the
province to potentially millions of
walkers and hikers along the
Appalachian Mountains of the United
States. At the end of the 2007
construction season, IATNL will have
completed a continuous walking trail
from Fischell’s River, in the
southwest, to Deer Lake (195KM), and
a large section of trail (80KM)
between the northern border of Gros
Morne National Park and Portland
Creek. Considered "the last northern
vestige of the Appalachian Mountains
in North America”, the Newfoundland
and Labrador section of the IAT,
when complete, will have over 1200KM
of developed trail.
For more information please visit
the
SIA/IAT website.
In this
Bay of Islands news article
you can read about volunteer-led
groups and sectional committees
that are pooling their efforts
with public and private sector
interests as all embark on what
some consider one the most
ambitious social and economic
development projects ever
undertaken in the province.
July 4th News Release:
Canada's New Government helps
hike interest in
International Appalachian Trail.
A
fact not to be overlooked:
Newfoundland and Labrador offer
a front-and-center seat to the
greatest iceberg theatre in the
world. From the east coast of
Labrador to Newfoundland's southern
shore, you are in "Iceberg
Alley." Here can be seen (in hushed
amazement, I might add) towering,
multi-story icebergs making their
way from Greenland, down the North
Atlantic and the Labrador Sea. To
view some pretty amazing shots of
these natural wonders, and to read
about icebergs, please take a moment
and visit www.icebergfinder.com. |
