Hike Across Canada

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Hike Across Newfoundland Labrador
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Port aux Basques

• Welcome to Port aux Basques, ocean Gateway to
  Newfoundland and Labrador! Large ferries make
  daily crossings from Sydney, Nova Scotia.
  Located just a stones throw away is the Codroy
  Valley which contains some of the most fertile
  agricultural land in Newfoundland.
• Lets pick some bakeapples!

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The Wreckhouse

• Local people claim that a place just outside of
  Port aux Basques, the Wreckhouse, is the second
  windiest place in the world. Winds have been
  known to gust in excess of 200 km/ hour. The
  Newfie Bullet, a Newfoundland train, often had to
  stop here and wait for winds to die down.
• Lets go for a ride on the Newfie Bullet!

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• During World War 2, Harmon Field became the
  largest American air force base outside the
  United States and a major refueling stop for
  aircraft en route to Europe. Every second
  summer, Stephenville hosts an air show to
  celebrate the history of the Harmon Air Force
  Base operated by the U.S. Military from 1941 to
  1966.
• Lets fly a plane over Stephenville!

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Corner Brook/ Marble Mountain

• Located just outside of Corner Brook, Marble
  Mountain features some of the best skiing east of
  the Rockies. With an average annual snowfall of
  16 feet, Marble is the place to be
• for amazing skiing and winter adventures.
• Lets ski down Marble Mountain!

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Gros Morne

• Within Gros Morne National Park are mountains,
  fjords, volcanic rock, boreal forests, arctic
  barrens, and an unusual outcropping of rock
  called the Tablelands. The dramatic landscape has
  earned Gros Morne National Park a UNESCO World
  Heritage Site designation.
• Lets climb Gros Morne Mountain!

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Port aux Choix

• Port au Choix is a National Historic Site with
  one of the richest archeological finds in North
  America! Burial sites uncovered in the 1960's
  70's provide evidence of early settlers - from
  the Maritime Archaic Indians to the Groswater and
  Dorset Palaeoeskimos.
• Lets dig for artifacts!

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LAnse aux Meadows

• In 1960, the remains of a Norse village were
  discovered here by Helge and Anne Ingstad. The
  site is notable for possible connections with the
  attempted colony of Vinland by Leif Ericson in
  1003. LAnse aux Meadows is the only known
  Viking site in North America outside of Greenland
  and was named a World Heritage site in 1978.
• A Polar Bear was seen here
• in April Run!

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Red Bay

• Right and bowhead whales attracted whalers from
  the Basque region of Spain and France to coastal
  Labrador during the 16th century. Whale oil was
  a valuable product for lamp fuel, paints, and
  lubricants in European markets. Several Basque
  whaling ships were discovered in Red Bay Harbour
  and have been preserved
  at the National Historic Site
  there.
• Lets go kayaking in Red Bay!

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Churchill Falls

• Since 1970, the waters of the Churchill River in
  the Big Land of Labrador have been diverted into
  the nearby Churchill Falls hydroelectric power
  station. This power station has the second
  largest hydroelectric generating capacity in
  North America.
• Lets go fishing in Churchill River!

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Grand Falls- Windsor

• The Beothuk Indians lived here for almost 2000
  years.
• They fished in the Exploits River and travelled
  inland
• during the winter in search of caribou. They
  eventually
• died out because of disease and conflicts with
  Europeans.
• Their history is told in the Mary March Museum in
  Grand Falls.
• Lets go skating on the Exploits River!

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Gander

• During World War 2, Gander was a strategic post
  for the Royal Air Force Air Ferry
  Command, with nearly 20,000 fighters and
  bombers stopping at Gander en route to Europe.
  In
  2008, Gander celebrated its 50th anniversary as a
  town. To celebrate, Great Big Sea
  played at their birthday bash.
• Lets dance to music of Great Big Sea!

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Saint-Pierre and Miquelon

• The British and French fought for hundreds of
  years over these islands but the treaty of 1763
  returned the islands back to France once and for
  all. For the next two hundred years, the main
  industry was the cod fishery.
• Lets go cod jigging off Saint-Pierre!

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St. Johns

• The oldest continuing sporting event in North
  America is the St. Johns Regatta. Dozens of
  teams row against one another in front of 50,000
  spectators each year. This is a major focus of
  summer activities in the St. John's area.
• Lets row in the championship race!

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You did it!

• and now its time to rest. because
  tomorrow we hike..

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The Rocky Mountains